3/4+3/8 Flashcards
morass
meh-RAS
noun
- a complicated or confused situation; mess; chaos
- an area of muddy or boggy ground.
noun
- a complicated or confusing situation; mess; chaos
- an area of muddy or boggy ground.
morass
meh-RAS
The attorney was challenged trying to find a solution for the legal _ of his client.
morass
meh-RAS
As he was walking back from the lake, he became stuck in a _ he didn’t know was there.
morass
meh-RAS
mores
MOR-ez
noun
the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community.
noun
the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community.
mores
MOR-ez
The social _ of the tribe required men and women to sit on different sides of the room.
mores
MOR-ez
moribund
MOR-eh-bund
adjective
(of a person) at the point of death; dying
adjective
(of a person) at the point of death; dying
moribund
MOR-eh-bund
Because of the Internet, many say traditional newspapers are _.
moribund
MOR-eh-bund
multifarious
mul-tee-FER-ee-us
adjective
many and of various types.
adjective
many and of various types.
multifarious
mul-tee-FER-ee-us
The school has a _ student population.
multifarious
mul-tee-FER-ee-us
munificent
myu-NIH-feh-sent
adjective
(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary; generous
adjective
(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary; generous
munificent
myu-NIH-feh-sent
The millionaire is known for being _ and donating large sums to many charities.
munificent
myu-NIH-feh-sent
nadir
NAY-der
noun
the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.
noun
the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.
nadir
NAY-der
Jeremey Lin is at the _ of his career.
nadir
NAY-der
nascent
NAH-sent
adjective
(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
adjective
(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
nascent
NAH-sent
The _ space industry needed much funding.
nascent
NAH-sent
neophyte
NEE-uh-feyt
noun
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
noun
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
neophyte
NEE-uh-feyt
It was obvious from his answers to debate questions that the candidate was a _ at politics.
neophyte
NEE-uh-feyt
nepotism
NEH-peh-ti-zem
noun
the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.
noun
the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.
nepotism
NEH-peh-ti-zem
The pope was naturally proud of his family and had practised _ from the outset.
nepotism
NEH-peh-ti-zem
obdurate
AHB-dur-et
adjective
stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
adjective
stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
obdurate
AHB-dur-et
I argued this point with him, but he was _.
obdurate
AHB-dur-et
