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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
microcosm 
1
 | advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
monologue
2
| speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| recover; find and bring in; get back |
mottled
3
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor |
nettle
4
| ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
nostalgia
5
| homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment |
panacea
6
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| recover; find and bring in; get back |
| drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
pedantic
7
| restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor |
| remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
pertinacious
8
| extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
predilection
9
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
prevaricate
10
| lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |