vocab 3 Flashcards
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momentous
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- Of great significance.
- a very important event or happening
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momentum
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- force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events
- An impelling force or strength.
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monarch
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- a ruler such as a king or queen
- A nation’s ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right.
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monotonous
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- Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch.
- Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety.
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morality
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- Concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong;
- Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
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morbid
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- Suggesting an unhealthy mental state.
- Suggesting the horror of death and decay.
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moribund
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- Not growing or changing; without force or vitality.
- On the point of death; breathing your last.
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morose
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- Showing a brooding ill disposition.
- Sullen, melancholy, gloomy; sad.
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mortify
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- Practice self-denial of one’s body and appetites.
- Hold within limits and control.
- Cause to fee shame; hurt the pride of.
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mosaic
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- A pattern with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together.
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mundane
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- Found in the ordinary course of events.
- Concerned with the world or worldly matters.
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mural
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- A painting that is applied to a wall surface.
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muse
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- Reflect deeply on a subject.
- The source of an artist’s inspiration.
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muster
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- A gathering of military personnel for duty.
- Gather or bring together.
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mutation
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- any event that changes genetic structure;
- A change or alteration in form or qualities.
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mutinous
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- Unruly, insubordinate; rebellious.
- Usually a revolt of soldiers or sailors against their officers
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mutual
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- Common to or shared by two or more parties.
- Experienced or expressed by each toward the other.
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myriad
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- A large indefinite number.
- Too numerous to be counted.
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myth
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- A traditional story accepted as history;
- an old story handed down through the years.
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mythology
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- The body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person.
- The study of myths.
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narrate
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- Provide commentary for a film, for example.
- give a detailed account of.
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negative
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- A reply of denial.
- Characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance;
having no positive features.
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negligent
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- Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern.
- Marked by insufficient care or attention.
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negotiate
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- Discuss the terms of an arrangement.
- To confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter.
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neurology
1. The branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders.
2. the science of the nervous system