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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
misnomer 
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 | (誤称) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (暫定) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (報復) action taken in return for injury or offense |
| (しつこい) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
morose
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| (融通が利かない) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (不満) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance |
| (不機嫌) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (紛失) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
murky
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| (暗い) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (初心者) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (全能) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (模倣) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
oblivion
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| (執着するのは) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (忘却) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (しのば) fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
| (衒学) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
panegyric
5
| (賛辞) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (ラジカル) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| (パロディ) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (ドンキホーテ) idealistic without regard to practicality |
paradox
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| (仮名) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (報復) action taken in return for injury or offense |
| (パラドックス) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (壊滅させる) destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
pecuniary
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| (ラジカル) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
| (結婚) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (恨み) indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure |
| (好み) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
predatory
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| (相互) concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
| (パラドックス) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (保存) living by preying on other animals |
| (岬) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
predilection
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| (賛辞) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (近接) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (好み) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (弾力) elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily |
provisional
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| (表向き) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (特権) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (暫定) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (理念) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |