Gre M Flashcards
Makeshift
- Serving as a temporary substitute; sufficient for the time being
- A temporary substitute or device
Malleable
(Of a metal or material) easily hammered or pressed out of shape without breaking
2. Easily influenced; pliable
Maverick
- An unorthodox or independent minded person (noun)
- Unorthodox (adj)
Mendacious
- Not telling the truth ; lying
Mercurial
Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
2. Of or containing the element mercury
Metamorphosis
- A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completrly different on, by natural or supernatural
Meticulous
Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Mitigate
- Make less severe, serious or painful
- Lessen the gravity of (an offense or mistake)
Modest
- Unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements (adj)
- (Of an amount, rate, level of something) relatively moderate, limited or small
- (Of a woman) dressing in a way to avoid indecendy (esp to avoid sexual attraction)
Mollify
- Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
- Reduce the severity of (something) soften
Monotony
- Lack of variety and interest ; tedious repetition and routine
Sameness of pitch or tone
Mores
The essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community
Moeurs
Mundane
- Lacking interest or excitement; dull
- Of this earthly world rather than spiritual or heavenly one
Naive
- (Of a person or action) showing lack of experience, wisdom or judgement (adj)
- (Of a person) natural and unaffected; innocent
Nascent
Coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
Negate
- Nullify, make ineffective
- Deny the existence of (something)
Net
- Remaining after all deductions, ultimate (adj, noun)
- A piece of open meshed material made of twine, cord, or something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animal. Un filet
Notoriety
Fame for a negative reason
Obsequious
- Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
Obsolete
Nonlonger usable
(Biology) less developed than formerly or in a related species, rudimentary, vestigial
Obstinate
- Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen cpurse of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so
Obviate
- Remove (a need or difficulty) (verb)
- Avoid; prevent
Occult
- Supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices or phenomena
- Of, involving, or rzlating to supernatural, mystical, or magical powers or phenomena
- Cut off from view by interposing something
Offhand
- Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner
- Without previous thought or consideration
Officious
- Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters
Offset
- A consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of a contrary one (noun)
- Counteract (something) by having an opposing force or effect
Onerous
(Of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, difficulty (adj)
Opaque
- Not able to be seen through; not transparent
- (Especially of language) Hard or impossible to understand, unfathomable
Optimal
Optimal
Orthodox
- Conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; established and approved
- (Of a person) not independent minded; conventional and unoriginal (adj)
- Relating to the Orthodox church
Oscillate
- Move or swing back and forth at a regular speed
- Waver between extremes of opinion, action, or quality
Outstrip
- Move faster than and overtake (someone else) (verb)
- Exceed; surpass (verb)
Overshadow
Tower above and cast a shadow over
2. Appear much more prominent or important than
