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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mediocre 
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 | (無数) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (追放) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (平凡な) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (前奏曲) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
meretricious
2
| (初心者) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (けばけばしい) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (悪名) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (暫定) temporary; provided for present need only |
microcosm
3
| (小宇宙) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (仮面舞踏会) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (傭兵) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (盗作) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
morose
4
| (断崖絶壁) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (融通が利かない) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (嫌なにおい) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (不機嫌) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
mundane
5
| (結婚) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (パロディ) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (石化) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (日常) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
noisome
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| (悪名) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (岬) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (結婚) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (嫌なにおい) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
obtrusive
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| (押し付けがましい) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| (追放) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (消えない) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (公布) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
panacea
8
| (近接) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (断崖絶壁) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (万能薬) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (決まり文句) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
parody
9
| (押し付けがましい) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| (パロディ) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (不機嫌) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (暗い) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
pedant
10
| (責任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (融通が利かない) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (悪名) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (嫌なにおい) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |