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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
1
 | deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
mercenary
2
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
mundane
3
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
murky
4
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
notorious
5
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
obviate
6
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
paraphrase
7
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
pedantic
8
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| living by preying on other animals |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
peruse
9
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
petrify
10
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |