aplang 6

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 0 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/24

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

25 Terms

1
New cards

magnanimous

(adj.) noble, generous

2
New cards

malediction

(n.) a curse

3
New cards

malevolent

(adj.) wanting harm to befall others

4
New cards

manifold

(adj.) diverse, varied

5
New cards

maudlin

(adj.) weakly sentimental

6
New cards

mawkish

(adj.) characterized by sick sentimentality

7
New cards

mendacious

(adj.) having a lying, false character

8
New cards

mercurial

(adj.) characterized by rapid change or temperamentality

9
New cards

mitigate

(v.) to make milder; to make less severe

10
New cards

modicum

(n.) a small amount of something

11
New cards

morass

(n.) a wet swampy bog; figuratively, something that traps and confuse

12
New cards

multifarious

(adj.) having great diversity or variety

13
New cards

munificence

(n.) generosity in giving

14
New cards

myriad

(adj.) consisting of a very great number

15
New cards

nadir

(n.) the lowest point of something

16
New cards

nascent

(adj.) in the process of being born or coming into existence

17
New cards

nefarious

(adj.) heinously villainous

18
New cards

neophyte

(n.) someone who is young or inexperienced

19
New cards

obdurate

(adj.) unyielding to persuasion or moral influence

20
New cards

obfuscate

(v.) to render incomprehensible

21
New cards

oblique

(adj.) diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward

22
New cards

obsequious

(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive

23
New cards

obstreperous

(adj.) noisy, unruly

24
New cards

obtuse

(adj.) lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect

25
New cards

odious

(adj.) instilling hatred or intense displeasure