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Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
castigate 
1
 | criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve |
| act of constructing or building something |
| sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
chicanery
2
| formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
civil
3
| predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options |
| condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner |
| having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite |
| credit; faith |
coalesce
4
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy |
| representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
| combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
congenial
5
| speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud |
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| compatible |
consensus
6
| general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole |
| representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
| lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
consternation
7
| lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases |
| sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
| great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror |
construction
8
| delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste |
| spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| act of constructing or building something |
cursory
9
| apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily |
| intended to confuse in an argument |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
cynical
10
| skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic |
| group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose |
| surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |