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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malicious 
1
 | uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
meander
2
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
mediocre
3
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
misnomer
4
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
morose
5
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
obsolete
6
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
ostensible
7
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
paradox
8
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
paraphrase
9
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
pedantic
10
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |