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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malicious 
1
 | pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
mediocre
2
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
murky
3
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
nettle
4
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
nostalgia
5
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
obsession
6
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| living by preying on other animals |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
onus
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| compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
peccadillo
8
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
peremptory
9
| quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
perverse
10
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |