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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malicious 
1
 | act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| 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 |
meander
2
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
mediocre
3
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
mercenary
4
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
microcosm
5
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
misnomer
6
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
myriad
7
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
nettle
8
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
obdurate
9
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
oblivious
10
| 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 |
| inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |