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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malice 
1
 | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
maudlin
2
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
mettle
3
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
morose
4
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
nettle
5
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
notorious
6
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
novice
7
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
paraphrase
8
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
pedant
9
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
pedantic
10
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |