SAT Master Word List #28

miscellany

N. mixture of writings on various subjects.

mischance

N. ill luck.

misconception

N. mistaken idea.

misconstrue

V. interpret incorrectly; misjudge.

misdemeanor

N. minor crime.

miserly

ADJ. stingy; mean.

misgivings

N. doubts.

mishap

N. accident.

misrepresent

V. give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as a representative.

mitigate

V. appease; moderate.

mnemonic

ADJ. pertaining to memory.

mobile

ADJ. movable; not fixed.

mock

V. ridicule; imitate, often in derision.

mode

N. prevailing style; manner; way of doing something.

modicum

N. Iimited quantity.

modulate

V. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another.

molecule

N. the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance, having all the properties of that substance.

mollify

V. soothe.

momentous

ADJ. very important.

momentum

N. quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus.

monarchy

N. government under a single ruler.

monetary

ADJ. pertaining to money.

monolithic

ADJ. solidly uniform; unyielding.

monotony

N. sameness leading to boredom.

monumental

ADJ. massive.

mores

N. conventions; moral standards; customs.

moribund

ADJ. dying.

motif

N. theme.

multifaceted

ADJ. having many aspects.

multilingual

ADJ. having many languages.

multiplicity

N. state of being numerous.

mundane

ADJ. worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday.

muse

V. ponder.

mushroom

V. expand or grow rapidly.

muster

V. gather; assemble.

mutability

N. ability to change in form; fickleness.

muted

ADJ. silent; muffled; toned down.

myriad

N. very large number.

mystify

V. bewilder purposely.

nadir

N. Iowest point.

narrative

ADJ. related to telling a story.

nascent

ADJ. incipient; coming into being.

nebulous

ADJ. (1) vague; (2) like a cloud.

nefarious

ADJ. very wicked.

negate

V. (1) cancel out; nullify; (2) deny the truth of.

negligence

N. neglect; failure to take reasonable care.

negligible

ADJ. so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded.

nemesis

N. someone seeking revenge.

neologism

N. new or newly coined word or phrase.

neophyte

N. recent convert; beginner.