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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
misnomer 
1
 | privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
nostalgia
2
| disloyal person; traitor or rebel |
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
obdurate
3
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily |
paradox
4
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
pedant
5
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
pedantic
6
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
petrify
7
| copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| summarize; repeat in concise form |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
plebeian
8
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
precocious
9
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
procrastinate
10
| crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily |