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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malicious 
1
 | deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
masquerade
2
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
mediocre
3
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
misanthrope
4
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
morose
5
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
murky
6
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
obtrusive
7
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
omnipotent
8
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
ostensible
9
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
panacea
10
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |