may 12-16 Flashcards
Macabre
Destruction and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
Licentious
Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters
Mandarin
Beijing dialect
Martial
Of or appropriate to war; war like
Melee
A confusing fight, skirmish ,or scuffle
Mendicant
A beggar , begging
Mesmerize
Hold that attention of someone to the exclusion of allies
Minion
Follower , leader that transfix them
Mitigate
Make less severe ,serious or painful
Modicum
A small quantity of a particular thing ; collector
Nadir
Lowest point in the fortunes of a person / organization
Narcissistic
Having an excessive or erotic interest in one self , vain
Nefarious
Action or activity that is wicked or criminal
Nemesis
Inescapable agent of someone or something down fall
Neophyte
Person who is new to a subject skill or belief
Nepotism
The practice among with power or influence of favoring relations or friends
Numismatist
Coin collector
Obeisance
Demential respect
Obsequy
Funeral to celebrate death
Obtrude
Become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way
Ogre
Man eating giant
Opiate
Relating to resembling or containing opium
Oscillate
Move or swing back and forth at a regular speed or go around central
Ostentations
Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display designed to impress
Oust
Drive out or expel someone from a position or place
Pacify
Quell the anger agitation or excitement of
Paean
A song of praise or triumph
Pall
A cloth spread over a cuffin
Pallid
Person face pale typically because of poor health
Palpable
Able to be touched or felt
