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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
motley 
1
 | multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| living by preying on other animals |
| punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
nettle
2
| recover; find and bring in; get back |
| concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
obtrude
3
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
omnipotent
4
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
| indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
paradox
5
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
paraphrase
6
| disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |
| belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
pedantic
7
| reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
pensive
8
| deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
| pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
petrify
9
| disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
quixotic
10
| idealistic without regard to practicality |
| habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |