Units 51-55

Question 1

miscellany, n.

Answer 1

mixture of writings on various subjects; a group or collection of different items; a mixture; a book containing a collection of pieces of writing by different authors

Question 2

miscreant, n.

Answer 2

villain; criminal

Question 3

*misogynist, n.

Answer 3

one who hates women

Question 4

*mitigate, v.

Answer 4

to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate

Question 5

mnemonic, adj.

Answer 5

related to memory; assisting memory

Question 6

modicum, n.

Answer 6

limited quantity

Question 7

*mollify, v.

Answer 7

to soothe

Question 8

monolithic, adj.

Answer 8

solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole

Question 9

*morose, adj.

Answer 9

ill-humored; sullen

Question 10

motley, adj.

Answer 10

many colored; made up of many parts

Question 11

multifarious, adj.

Answer 11

diverse

Question 12

mundane, adj.

Answer 12

worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

Question 13

necromancy, n.

Answer 13

black magic

Question 14

negate, v.

Answer 14

to cancel out; nullify

Question 15

neologism, n.

Answer 15

new word or expression

Question 16

*neophyte, n.

Answer 16

novice; beginner

Question 17

nexus, n.

Answer 17

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

Question 18

nonplussed, adj.

Answer 18

bewildered

Question 19

nostalgia, n.

Answer 19

sentimental longing for a past time

Question 20

nostrum, n.

Answer 20

medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure

Question 21

nugatory, adj.

Answer 21

trifling; invalid

Question 22

*obdurate, adj.

Answer 22

stubborn

Question 23

*obsequious, adj.

Answer 23

overly submissive

Question 24

obsequy, n.

Answer 24

funeral ceremony (often used in the plural, obsequies)

Question 25

*obviate, v.

Answer 25

to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

Question 26

*occlude, v.

Answer 26

to shut; block

Question 27

occult, adj.

Answer 27

relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena

Question 28

odyssey, n.

Answer 28

a long, adventurous voyage; a quest

Question 29

*officious, adj.

Answer 29

too helpful; meddlesome

Question 30

olfactory, adj.

Answer 30

concerning the sense of smell

Question 31

oligarchy, n.

Answer 31

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

Question 32

*onerous, adj.

Answer 32

burdensome

Question 33

onomatopoeia, n.

Answer 33

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

Question 34

*opprobrium, n.

Answer 34

disgrace; contempt

Question 35

ornithologist, n.

Answer 35

scientist who studies birds

Question 36

*oscillate, v.

Answer 36

to move back and forth

Question 37

*ostentatious, adj.

Answer 37

showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious

Question 38

overweening, adj.

Answer 38

presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing

Question 39

paean, n.

Answer 39

song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

Question 40

paleontology, n.

Answer 40

study of past geological eras through fossil remains

Question 41

pallid, adj.

Answer 41

lacking color or liveliness

Question 42

panegyric, n.

Answer 42

elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise

Question 43

*paragon, n.

Answer 43

model of excellence or perfection

Question 44

*partisan, adj.

Answer 44

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

Question 45

*pathological, adj.

Answer 45

departing from normal condition

Question 46

patois, n.

Answer 46

regional dialect; nonstandard speech; jargon

Question 47

*paucity, n.

Answer 47

scarcity

Question 48

*pedantic, adj.

Answer 48

showing off learning

Question 49

*pellucid, adj.

Answer 49

transparent; translucent; easily understood

Question 50

*penchant, n.

Answer 50

inclination