vocab 3

Question 1

momentous

Answer 1

1. Of great significance.
2. a very important event or happening

Question 2

momentum

Answer 2

1. force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events
2. An impelling force or strength.

Question 3

monarch

Answer 3

1. a ruler such as a king or queen
2. A nation’s ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right.

Question 4

monotonous

Answer 4

1. Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch.
2. Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety.

Question 5

morality

Answer 5

1. Concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong;
2. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.

Question 6

morbid

Answer 6

1. Suggesting an unhealthy mental state.
2. Suggesting the horror of death and decay.

Question 7

moribund

Answer 7

1. Not growing or changing; without force or vitality.
2. On the point of death; breathing your last.

Question 8

morose

Answer 8

1. Showing a brooding ill disposition.
2. Sullen, melancholy, gloomy; sad.

Question 9

mortify

Answer 9

1. Practice self-denial of one’s body and appetites.
2. Hold within limits and control.
3. Cause to fee shame; hurt the pride of.

Question 10

mosaic

Answer 10

1. A pattern with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together.

Question 11

mundane

Answer 11

1. Found in the ordinary course of events.
2. Concerned with the world or worldly matters.

Question 12

mural

Answer 12

1. A painting that is applied to a wall surface.

Question 13

muse

Answer 13

1. Reflect deeply on a subject.
2. The source of an artist’s inspiration.

Question 14

muster

Answer 14

1. A gathering of military personnel for duty.
2. Gather or bring together.

Question 15

mutation

Answer 15

1. any event that changes genetic structure;
2. A change or alteration in form or qualities.

Question 16

mutinous

Answer 16

1. Unruly, insubordinate; rebellious.
2. Usually a revolt of soldiers or sailors against their officers

Question 17

mutual

Answer 17

1. Common to or shared by two or more parties.
2. Experienced or expressed by each toward the other.

Question 18

myriad

Answer 18

1. A large indefinite number.
2. Too numerous to be counted.

Question 19

myth

Answer 19

1. A traditional story accepted as history;
2. an old story handed down through the years.

Question 20

mythology

Answer 20

1. The body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person.
2. The study of myths.

Question 21

narrate

Answer 21

1. Provide commentary for a film, for example.
2. give a detailed account of.

Question 22

negative

Answer 22

1. A reply of denial.
2. Characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance;
   having no positive features.

Question 23

negligent

Answer 23

1. Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern.
2. Marked by insufficient care or attention.

Question 24

negotiate

Answer 24

1. Discuss the terms of an arrangement.
2. To confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter.

Question 25

neurology

Answer 25

1. The branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders.
2. the science of the nervous system