Word List 7 (M-N) Flashcards

1
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Mawkishness*

A

overly sweet sentimentality

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2
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Melee

A

a hand-to-hand fight involving several participants

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3
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Mendacity*

A

deceit, dishonesty, fabrication

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4
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Milieu

A

environment

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5
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Multifarious

A

numerous, varied, mixed, diverse, assorted

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6
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Munificence*

A

generosity with money, time, compliments; kindness, forgiveness

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7
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Myopic

A

short-sighted

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8
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Naivete

A

lack of experience or sophistication

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9
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Nihilism

A

a philosophical belief involving the rejection of established values and morality

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10
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Nondescript

A

featureless; hard to describe

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11
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Nonplussed

A

confused to the point of being unable to act or speak

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