AP Lang Vocab Quiz #6

Magnanimous

Noble; Generous

Malediction

A curse

Malevolent

Wanting harm to befall others

Manifold

Diverse, varied

Maudlin

Weakly sentimental

Mawkish

Characterized by sick sentimentality

Mendacious

Having lying, false character

Mercurial

Characterized by rapid change or temperamentality

Mitigate

To make it milder, to make less severe

Modicum

A small amount of something

Morass

A wet, swampy bog

Multifarious

Having great diversity or variety

Munificence

Generosity in giving

Myriad

Consisting of a very great number

Nadir

The lowest point of something

Nascent

In the process of being born or coming into existence

Nefarious

Heinously villainous

Neophyte

Someone who is young or inexperienced

Obdurate

Unyielding to persuasion or moral influences

Obfuscate

To render incomprehensible

Oblique

Diverging from a straight line or course; not straightforward

Obsequious

Excessively compliant or submissive

Obstreperous

Noisy, unruly

Obtuse

Lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect

Odious

Instilling hatred or intense displeasure