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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
misnomer 
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 | error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
| inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
mottled
2
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
notorious
3
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| reclining; lying down completely or in part |
obsolete
4
| destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
obviate
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| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
parody
6
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| summarize; repeat in concise form |
pedantic
7
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
peremptory
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| temporary; provided for present need only |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
petrify
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| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
ponderous
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| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |