Vocab 241-260 Flashcards

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Minutiae

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Minute or minor details

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Misogyny

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Hatred of woman

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3
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Mollify

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To soften, pacify, soothe

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Moot

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Of no practical significance (a moot point”: so hypothetical as to be meaningless)

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5
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Muckraker

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One who searches out and exposes real or apparent misconduct of prominent individuals

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Mutable

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Changeable; tending, or able to change

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Myriad

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Many, a great number, innumerable

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8
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Nebulous

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Vague, indistinct

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9
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Nefarious

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Evil, vicious, flagrantly wicked

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Nepotism

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Favoritism to a friend or relative in business or politics

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Non sequitur

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A remark or a conclusion that does not follow the conversation or reasoning that came before it

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Notorious

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Widely and unfavorably known; famous, generally for something bad

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13
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Nullify

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To invalidate; to make legally null and void

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14
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Obdurate

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Stubborn, unyielding, inflexible

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15
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Obliterate

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To remove utterly from recognition, memory, or existence

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Obtuse

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Insensitive, stupid, dense, dull

17
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Omnipotent

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Literally—all potent, all powerful, unlimited authority and influence

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Omniscient

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Knowing everything; having complete and universal knowledge and awareness

19
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Onerous

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Burdensome, heavy, oppressive

20
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Meticulous

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Extremely careful of every detail