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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malicious 
1
 | enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
maudlin
2
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
meticulous
3
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
mettle
4
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
motley
5
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
myriad
6
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
obtrusive
7
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
peruse
8
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
petrify
9
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
ponderous
10
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |