Vocab List 2

Question 0

Miserly

Answer 0

adj. people who are stingy with their money and not likely to be generous, like Ebenezer Scrooge
his miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly $1 million

Question 1

Misanthropic

Answer 1

adj. hating or distrusting mankind
condemned for his misanthropic views

Question 2

Mitigate

Answer 2

vb. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate
he wanted to mitigate misery in the world

Question 3

Motley

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adj. of various colors; of mixed ingredients
a motley costume; a motley crowd.

Question 4

Mottled

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adj. spotted or streaked with varied colors
a mottled pony.

Question 5

Mundane

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adj. of, or pertaining to, the world, as contrasted with the spirit
Mundane affairs

Question 6

Murky

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adj. dark; cloudy
a murky cavern.

Question 7

Mutable

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adj. given to frequent change in nature, mood, or form

mutable in mood as a spring wind.

Question 8

Nettle

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v. to irritate or provoke
nettled by his critics.

Question 9

Noisome

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adj. foul-smelling; harmful
the swamp gave off a noisome odor.

Question 10

Nonchalant

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adj. unmoved or indifferent; casual
reacted to the news in a nonchalant manner.

Question 11

Notorious

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adj. widely known (in a bad sense)

A notorious gambler

Question 12

Novice

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n. a beginner
conducted himself in politics like a novice.

Question 13

Obdurate

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adj. hard-hearted; stubborn
an obdurate, unrepentant criminal.

Question 14

Obtrusive

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adj. thrusting oneself or itself into undue prominence
made himself obnoxiously obtrusive.

Question 15

Obviate

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v. to prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions an act which obviated all objections.

Question 16

Onus

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n. burden; duty
bore the onus of his difficult office creditably.

Question 17

Ostensible

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adj. apparent; pretended
his ostensible, though not actual, purpose.

Question 18

Ostracize

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v. to banish; to exclude from public favor or privileges
a former premier ostracized by popular vote.

Question 19

Panacea

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n. a remedy for all ills
seeking a panacea to cure our social troubles.

Question 20

Panegyric

Answer 20

n. a speech or writing of extravagant praise
delivered a panegyric at his friend’s testimonial dinner.