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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
microcosm 
1
 | (相互) concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
| (しつこい) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (小宇宙) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
| (万能薬) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
murky
2
| (仮名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (閲覧) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (暗い) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (報復) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses |
notorious
3
| (ラジカル) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| (賛辞) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (悪名) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (話し上手な人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
obtrude
4
| (しつこい) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (重い) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (イラクサ) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (出しゃばる) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
panegyric
5
| (話し上手な人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| (雑多) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (イラクサ) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (賛辞) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
parody
6
| (言葉を濁す) lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action |
| (パロディ) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (先延ばし) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (報復) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses |
peruse
7
| (追放) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| (特権) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (閲覧) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (報復) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses |
ponderous
8
| (比喩) compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying |
| (出しゃばる) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (恨み) indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure |
| (重い) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
predatory
9
| (保存) living by preying on other animals |
| (模倣) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (悪名) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (教訓払拭) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly |
punitive
10
| (懲罰的損害) punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment |
| (保存) living by preying on other animals |
| (嫌なにおい) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (検索) recover; find and bring in; get back |