Vocabulary #3

Question 1

the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something

Answer 1

Mitigation

Question 2

the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service

Answer 2

Monopoly

Question 3

open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful

Answer 3

Moot

Question 4

a temporary prohibition of an activity

Answer 4

Moratorium

Question 5

a formal proposal put to a legislature or committee

Answer 5

Motion

Question 6

a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious

Answer 6

Motive

Question 7

making no plea or giving an irrelevant response when arraigned, or refusing to stand trial

Answer 7

Mute

Question 8

refusal to obey authority

Answer 8

Mutiny

Question 9

held in common by two or more parties

Answer 9

Mutual

Question 10

the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country

Answer 10

Naturalization

Question 11

failure to use reasonable care, resulting in damage or injury to another

Answer 11

Negligence

Question 12

open to discussion or modification

Answer 12

Negotiable

Question 13

a defendant or a plaintiff included in a lawsuit because of a technical connection with the matter in dispute

Answer 13

Nominal

Question 14

having no legal or binding force

Answer 14

Null

Question 15

The act of taking care of children and educating them

Answer 15

Nurture