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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
1
 | dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
monologue
2
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
mottled
3
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
nautical
4
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
nettle
5
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
obtrude
6
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
onus
7
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
ostensible
8
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
ostracize
9
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
paraphrase
10
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |