NSF regionals vocabulary f23 Flashcards
1
Q
Minaret
A
A tall slender tower from which a muezzin
calls people to prayer
2
Q
Minify
A
To make less
3
Q
Minion
A
A servile follower or helper
4
Q
Misapprehension
A
A misunderstanding
5
Q
Misconstrue
A
To take in a wrong sense, misinterpret
6
Q
Mitigate
A
To make less intense or painful
7
Q
Modish
A
In the current fashion or style
8
Q
Modus operandi
A
Mode of operating or working
9
Q
Molten
A
Liquified, so intense heat that an object turned
to liquid
10
Q
Moot
A
A subject to debate
11
Q
Mordant
A
Having sharp humor or sarcasm
12
Q
Muckrake
A
The search for and expose scandals
13
Q
Muffle
A
To wrap something to deaden a sound
14
Q
Mufti
A
Civilian clothes, a Muslim that is expert in
religious laws
15
Q
Murky
A
Dark and gloomy
