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Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
morose 
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 | (不機嫌) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (特権) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (前奏曲) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (決まり文句) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
mottled
2
| (衒学) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (しのば) fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
| (斑状) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (恨み) indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure |
nettle
3
| (イラクサ) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (弾力) elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily |
| (融通が利かない) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (味覚) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
noisome
4
| (嫌なにおい) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (人間嫌い) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (頑固) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (閲覧) read or examine, typically with great care |
ostensible
5
| (日常) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (パラドックス) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (表向き) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (あまのじゃく) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
pertinacious
6
| (断崖絶壁) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (執着するのは) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (しつこい) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (頑固) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
plebeian
7
| (平民) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| (出しゃばる) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (岬) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (断崖絶壁) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
precipitous
8
| (嫌なにおい) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (特権) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (岬) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (断崖絶壁) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
prestige
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| (消えない) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (人間嫌い) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (誤称) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (小宇宙) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
prognosis
10
| (予後) forecasted course of a disease; forecast or prediction; likelihood of recovery from a disease |
| (恨み) indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure |
| (融通が利かない) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (不機嫌) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |