vocab 12

Question 1

machination (n.)

Answer 1

a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end

Question 2

macroscopic (adj.)

Answer 2

observable to the naked eye

Question 3

maelstrom (n.)

Answer 3

a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius (can be used metaphorically)

Question 4

malapropism (n.)

Answer 4

the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase

Question 5

malleable (adj.)

Answer 5

capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers

Question 6

martinet (n.)

Answer 6

a strict disciplinarian

Question 7

masochist (n.)

Answer 7

a person who takes pleasure in pain and suffering (particularly their own)

Question 8

mendacious (adj.)

Answer 8

given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth

Question 9

meretricious (adj.)

Answer 9

falsely attractive or superficial

Question 10

milieu (n.)

Answer 10

the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops

Question 11

miscreant (n.)

Answer 11

unbelieving, heretical, villainous

Question 12

nebulous (adj.)

Answer 12

indistinct, vague; cloud/haze

Question 13

necromancy (n.)

Answer 13

conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events

Question 14

neologism (n.)

Answer 14

a new word, usage, or expression

Question 15

nihilism (n.)

Answer 15

a belief or viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless; reject moral/religious/laws