Vocab day 6 part 2

Question 1

pellucid

Answer 1

transparent, like lucid, clear

Question 2

penchant

Answer 2

inclination

Question 3

pallid

Answer 3

lacking color/liveliness

Question 4

panegyric

Answer 4

praise

Question 5

pathological

Answer 5

departing from normal condition

Question 6

patois

Answer 6

reginal dialect

Question 7

paucity

Answer 7

scarcity

Question 8

pedantic

Answer 8

excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.

Question 9

partisan

Answer 9

one sided

Question 10

paragon

Answer 10

model of excellence

Question 11

oligarchy

Answer 11

government lead by few

Question 12

onerous

Answer 12

burdensome

(of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.

Question 13

onomatopoeia

Answer 13

words that are written exactly how they sound

Question 14

opprobium

Answer 14

disgrace

Question 15

ornithology

Answer 15

study of birds

Question 16

oscillate

Answer 16

moving back and forth

Question 17

ostentatious

Answer 17

show off

Question 18

overweening

Answer 18

presumptuously arrogant / showing excessive confidence or pride.

Question 19

paean

Answer 19

a song of praise

Question 20

paleontology

Answer 20

study of past remains

Question 21

nugatory

Answer 21

having no value or importance

Question 22

obdurate

Answer 22

stubborn

Question 23

obsequious

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overly submissive

Question 24

occult

Answer 24

group

Question 25

occlude

Answer 25

block out

Question 26

obsequy

Answer 26

funeral ceremony

Question 27

obviate

Answer 27

to make something useless | " AI and ML will soon obviate the need of people doing things manually"

Question 28

odyssey

Answer 28

journey, voyage

Question 29

officious

Answer 29

helpful in meddlesome way

Question 30

olfactory

Answer 30

relating to smell

Question 31

neophyte

Answer 31

novice, beginner

Question 32

necromancy

Answer 32

black magic

Question 33

neologism

Answer 33

new word or new expression is called neologism.

Question 34

nexus

Answer 34

connection between things, "like wall street is America's nexus for financial system"

Question 35

nonplussed

Answer 35

bewildered | "the boys were nonplussed at the sight of the female in their changing room"

Question 36

mundane

Answer 36

related to ordinary things

Question 37

negate

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to cancel out

Question 38

nostelgia

Answer 38

longing thoughts for the past

Question 39

multifarious

Answer 39

diverse | "her life was a bundle of multifarious adventures"

Question 40

nostrum

Answer 40

supposed cure | "there are many nostrum cures for obesity but the prosaic approch is the only way to go"

Question 41

motley

Answer 41

made up of many parts

Question 42

morose

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sullen, ill humored

Question 43

monolithic

Answer 43

solid, unified

Question 44

mollify

Answer 44

soothe

Question 45

modicum

Answer 45

limited quantity

Question 46

mnemonic

Answer 46

assisting memory

Question 47

mitigation

Answer 47

to alleviate, to reduce

Question 48

misogynist

Answer 48

one who hates women

Question 49

miscrent

Answer 49

villain, criminal

Question 50

miscellany

Answer 50

mixture of writing on many subjects