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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
maudlin 
1
 | of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
mediocre
2
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
mercenary
3
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
meticulous
4
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
misnomer
5
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
mundane
6
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
oblivious
7
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
obtrusive
8
| inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
omnipotent
9
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| read or examine, typically with great care |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
paradox
10
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |