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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
1
 | work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
mediocre
2
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
mercenary
3
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| temporary; provided for present need only |
misnomer
4
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
monologue
5
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
mundane
6
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
nocturnal
7
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
noisome
8
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
notorious
9
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
obtrusive
10
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |