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meretricious 
1
 | of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
mottled
2
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
mundane
3
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
novice
4
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| beginner; person new to a field or activity |
obtrude
5
| enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| temporary; provided for present need only |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
obviate
6
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
ostracize
7
| follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
paradox
8
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
paraphrase
9
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
pedant
10
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| temporary; provided for present need only |