WOD - malice to pacifist Flashcards
MALICE
(n) a desire to harm others or see them suffer
~ ALICE
ex. Alice has malice towards door to door salesmen
ex. John’s malice towards his ex-wife led him to vandalize her car
MAMMOTH
(adj) huge, gigantic
~ MOTH
ex. Building the dam was a mammoth construction project
ex. Your problem is that you jump to mammoth conclusions
MANIFEST
(v) to make clear or evident to the eye: obvious
~ MAN IN VEST
ex. The man in the vest manifested that he is a butler.
ex. Their sadness was manifest in their faces
ex. His love for literature is manifest in his large library
MAWKISH
(adj) excessively sentimental
~ MA’S KISS
ex. Ma’s kiss can be mawkish
ex. There were no mawkish sentimental outpourings, but you know they were glad to have him back safe and sound.
METE
(v) to distribute by or as it by measure: to allot
~ MEAT
ex. Mom always metes out the meat
ex. Huge fines were meted out by punishment
ex. The king meted out justice as he saw fit
MOGUL
(n) very rich or powerful person; a magnate
~ SEA GULL
ex. As a real estate mogul, he has made billions of dollars
ex. The music mogul has a ten-billion dollar recording empire.
ex. Marbury tells me you’re a high mogul in the public library.
NEMESIS
(n) an opponent who cannot be beaten
~ MY SIS
ex. My nemesis is my sis
ex. He will be playing his old nemesis for the championship.
ex. Batman is the Joker’s main nemesis and always foils his wicked plots.
MORASS
(n) (figuratively) anything that hinders, traps, or overwhelms
(literally) low-lying, soggy ground
~ MOLASSES
ex. The river flowing into the valley caused a great, muddy morass.
ex. The morass of rules and regulations is delaying the start of the project
ex. The shutdown came just as the company was sinking into a financial morass
MOTTLE
(v/adj) to mark w spots or blotches; marked w spots
~ BOTTLE
ex. The book’s pages were mottled with brown stains
ex. The dog’s back was mottled
NOCTURNAL
(adj) of or occurring at night
~ NIGHT TURTLE
ex. He spends nocturnal hours in his observatory.
ex. They are nocturnal creatures, which helps them avoid predators such as hawks and owls.
NULLIFY
(v) to make useless; cancel; undu
~ FLY
ex. How to nullify a fly is with a fly swatter
ex. The law has been nullified by the US Supreme Court
ex. Hopefully the coffee will nullify the drowsy effects of the medication and allow me to stay awake.
NURTURE
(v) to nourish, feed, or foster
~ NURSE
ex. Nurses nurture the sick and ailing.
ex. Members of the family helped nurture the baby.
ex. That professor nurtures each student who shows a true interest in history.
OBTRUDE
(v) to become noticeable in an unwelcome and intrusive way
~ NUDE
ex. Ernie hated to obtrude in the nude but this was an emergency
ex. The historical details in the movie do not obtrude — they enhance the story by making it more realistic
ex. Please silence your phones so they do not obtrude upon our meeting
ex. I don’t want to obtrude upon her privacy.
OFFAL
(n) waste parts; especially of a butchered animal
~ AWFUL
ex. The offal smelled awful
ex. The dog food is made from the offal that remains after the chicken is cut and processed
ex. More specialist products such as pork cheek, suet, tripe, and trotters are also classed as offal.
OFFICIOUS
(adj) interfering; eager in offering unwanted services or advice
~ OFFICE
ex. An officious office helper
ex. Because Cory is the boss’s son, he thinks he can stick his officious nose into everybody’s business without fear of consequences.
ex. Ralph was eager to talk to Alex about something important, but he was interrupted by Edward who was busy being officious.
