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mediocre 
1
 | compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
meretricious
2
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
mottled
3
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
obdurate
4
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
obsession
5
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
ostracize
6
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
parody
7
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
pecuniary
8
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
petrify
9
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
plagiarism
10
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |