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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malice 
1
 | enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
malicious
2
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
mercenary
3
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
misnomer
4
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
motley
5
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
myriad
6
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
obviate
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| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
paraphrase
8
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
peccadillo
9
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
peremptory
10
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |