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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
misnomer 
1
 | deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
obdurate
2
| elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
obsolete
3
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
omnipotent
4
| compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying |
| concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
pertinacious
5
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
precarious
6
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
prelude
7
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
procrastinate
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| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily |
proximity
9
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
radical
10
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
| drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |