Deck 29

Question 1

municipal

Answer 1

pertaining to a city (or town) and its government

Question 2

munificent

Answer 2

very generous; lavish

Question 3

muse

Answer 3

to ponder; to meditate

Question 4

myopia

Answer 4

nearsightedness; lack of foresight

Question 5

nebulous

Answer 5

vague; hazy; indistinct

Question 6

nefarious

Answer 6

evil; flagrantly wicked

Question 7

neologism

Answer 7

• a new word or phrase, a new usage of a words

- pedants do not like neologisms

Question 8

neophyte

Answer 8

beginner; novice

Question 9

nepotism

Answer 9

showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics

Question 10

nihilism

Answer 10

the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe

Question 11

noisome

Answer 11

offensive or disgusting; stinking; noxious

Question 12

nirvana

Answer 12

a blissful, painless, worry-free state

Question 13

nomenclature

Answer 13

a set or system of names; a designation; a terminology

Question 14

nominal

Answer 14

in name only; insignificant; A-OK (during rocket launches)

Question 15

notorious

Answer 15

famous for something bad

Question 16

noxious

Answer 16

harmful, offensive

Question 17

nuance

Answer 17

a subtle difference or distinction

Question 18

obdurate

Answer 18

stubborn and insensitive

Question 19

obeisance

Answer 19

a bow or curtsy; deep reverence

Question 20

obfuscate

Answer 20

to darken; to confuse; to make confusing

Question 21

oblivion

Answer 21

total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten

Question 22

obstrusive

Answer 22

interfering; meddlesome; having a tendency to butt in

Question 23

obtuse

Answer 23

insensitive; blockheaded

Question 24

obviate

Answer 24

to make unnecessary; to advert

Question 25

occult

Answer 25

supernatural, magic, mystical