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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
1
 | tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
meander
2
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
microcosm
3
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
motley
4
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
noisome
5
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
obdurate
6
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
omnipotent
7
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
parody
8
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
peccadillo
9
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
pertinacious
10
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| living by preying on other animals |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |