Units 51-55

Question 1

miscellany

Answer 1

n, mixture of writings on various subjects

Question 2

miscreant

Answer 2

n, villain; criminal

Question 3

misogynist

Answer 3

n, one who hates women

Question 4

mitigate, mitigation

Answer 4

v, to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate
n, the act of reducing the severity or painfulness of something

Question 5

mnemonic, Mneumonics

Answer 5

adj, related to memory; assisting memory

n, a system that develops and improves the memory

Question 6

modicum

Answer 6

n, limited quantity

Question 7

mmollify

Answer 7

v, to soothe

Question 8

moonolithic

Answer 8

adj, solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole

Question 9

morose

Answer 9

adj, ill-humored; sullen

Question 10

motley

Answer 10

adj, many colored; made up of many parts

Question 11

multifarious

Answer 11

adj, diverse

Question 12

mundane

Answer 12

adj, worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

Question 13

necromancy

Answer 13

n, black magic

Question 14

negate

Answer 14

v, to cancel out; nullify

Question 15

neologism

Answer 15

n, new word or expression

Question 16

neophyte

Answer 16

n, novice; beginner

Question 17

nexus

Answer 17

n, a means of connection; a connected group or series; a center

Question 18

nonplussed

Answer 18

adj, bewildered

Question 19

nostalgia, nostalgic

Answer 19

n, sentimental longing for a past time

adj

Question 20

nostrum

Answer 20

n, medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure

Question 21

nugatory

Answer 21

adj, trifling; invalid

Question 22

obdurate

Answer 22

adj, stubborn

Question 23

obsequious

Answer 23

adj, overly submissive

Question 24

obsequy

Answer 24

n, funeral ceremony (often used in the plural)

Question 25

obviate

Answer 25

v, to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

Question 26

occlude

Answer 26

v, to shut; block

Question 27

occult

Answer 27

adj, relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

Question 28

odyssey

Answer 28

n, a long, adventurous voyage; a quest

Question 29

officious

Answer 29

adj, too helpful; meddlesome

Question 30

olfactory

Answer 30

adj, concerning the sense of smell

Question 31

olgarchy

Answer 31

n, form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders

Question 32

onerous

Answer 32

adj, burdensome

Question 33

onomatopoeia

Answer 33

n, formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to

Question 34

opprobrium

Answer 34

n, disgrace; contempt

Question 35

ornithologist

Answer 35

n, scientist who studies birds

Question 36

oscillate

Answer 36

v, to move back and forth

Question 37

ostentatious

Answer 37

adj, showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious

Question 38

overweening

Answer 38

adj, presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing

Question 39

paean

Answer 39

n, song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

Question 40

paleontology, paleontologist

Answer 40

n, study of past geological eras through fossil remains

n, an expert in the field of paleontology

Question 41

pallid

Answer 41

adj, lacking color or liveliness

Question 42

panegyric

Answer 42

n, elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

Question 43

paragon

Answer 43

n, model of excellence or perfection

Question 44

partisan

Answer 44

adj, one-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause; prejudiced

Question 45

pathological, pathology, pathos

Answer 45

adj, departing from normal condition
n
n, a quality that causes a feeling of pity or sorrow

Question 46

patois

Answer 46

n, a regional dialect; nonstandard speech; jargon

Question 47

paucity

Answer 47

n, scarcity

Question 48

pedantic, pedant

Answer 48

adj, showing off learning

n, an uninspired, boring academic

Question 49

pellucid

Answer 49

adj, transparent; translucent; easily understood

Question 50

penchant

Answer 50

n, inclination