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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
| 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 |
mercenary
2
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
meretricious
3
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
misnomer
4
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
motley
5
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
mundane
6
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
nostalgia
7
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
notorious
8
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
obsession
9
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
obviate
10
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |