Deck7

Question 1

Meticulous

Answer 1

extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking

Question 2

Militate

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to operate against; work against

Question 3

Mirth

Answer 3

frivolity; gaiety; laughter

Question 4

Misanthrope

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a person who dislikes others

Question 5

Missive

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a written note or letter

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Mitigate

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to soften; to lessen

Question 7

Mollify

Answer 7

to calm or make less severe

Question 8

Molt

Answer 8

to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically

Question 9

Monastic

Answer 9

extremly plain or secluded, as in a monastery

Question 10

Monotony

Answer 10

no variaion; tedioulsly the same

Question 11

Mores

Answer 11

fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes

Question 12

Multifarious

Answer 12

diverse

Question 13

Myopic

Answer 13

lacking foresight; having a narrow view or long-range perspective

Question 14

Nadir

Answer 14

lowest point

Question 15

Naive

Answer 15

lacking sophistication or experience

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Nascent

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starting to develop; coming into existence

Question 17

Neologism

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new word or expression

Question 18

Neophyte

Answer 18

novice; beginner

Question 19

Nettle

Answer 19

to irritate

Question 20

Noisome

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stinking; putrid

Question 21

Nominal

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existing in name only; negligble

Question 22

Nuance

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a subltle expression of meaning or quality

Question 23

Numismatics

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coin collecting

Question 24

Obdurate

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hardening in feeling; resistant to persuasion

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Oblique

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indirect or evasive; misleading or devious

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Obsequious

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overly submissive and eager to please

Question 27

Obstinate

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stubborn; unyielding

Question 28

Obviate

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to prevent; to make unnecessary

Question 29

Occlude

Answer 29

to stop up; prevent the passage of

Question 30

Officious

Answer 30

too helpful; meddlesome

Question 31

Onerous

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troublesome and oppresive; burdensome

Question 32

Opaque

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impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light

Question 33

Opine

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to express an opinion

Question 34

Opprobrium

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public disgrace

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Orotund

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pompous

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Ossify

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to change in to bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern

Question 37

Ostensible

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apparent

Question 38

Ostentation

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excessive showiness

Question 39

Overwrought

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agitated; overdone

Question 40

Palatial

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relating to a palace; magnificent

Question 41

Palliate

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to make less serious; ease

Question 42

Pallid

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lacking color or liveliness

Question 43

Panache

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flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve

Question 44

Panegyric

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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

Question 45

Panoply

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impressive array

Question 46

Paradox

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a contradiction or dilemma

Question 47

Paragon

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model of excellence or perfection

Question 48

Pare

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to trim off excess; reduce

Question 49

Pariah

Answer 49

an outcast

Question 50

Parley

Answer 50

discussion, usually between enemies