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Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
callous 
1
 | scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect |
| emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened |
| separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts |
| having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
caricature
2
| representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive |
| straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
castigate
3
| predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options |
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury |
| admit; yield; give up physical control of another |
chicanery
4
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| ally; form a group or unite |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole |
civil
5
| emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened |
| departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward |
| shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility |
| having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite |
clamorous
6
| secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
| credit; faith |
| speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud |
| condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
commodious
7
| spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient |
| condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
| harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
compunction
8
| having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner |
| feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt |
| straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste |
consensus
9
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole |
| intended to confuse in an argument |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
consummate
10
| very fat; large in body; overweight |
| emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened |
| secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
| carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect |