25 62 Flashcards

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mitigate

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to moderate the effect of something

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mollify

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to soften ; to soothe ; to pacify

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monolithic

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MONO(SINGLE) + LITHIC ( ROCKS) –> like a SINGLE ROCK –> SOLID and UNIFORM=massive solid uniform and unyielding

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moribund

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dying

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morose

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more+ro(cry)= gloomy ; sullen gloomy sullen

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mortify

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moti(fat)+fy=to humiliate

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mundane

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ordinary ; pretty boring ; not heavenly and eternal

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munificent

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a very generous ; lavish lavish

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myopia

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a nearsightedness ; lack of foresight ;

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myriad

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a huge number ;

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narcissism

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n excessive love of ones body or oneself

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nebulous

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nebula(hazy and unclear)=vague ; hazy ; indistinct ;

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nefarious

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dr nafario=evil ; flagrantly wicked

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neologism

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neo(new)= a new word or phrase ; a new usage of a word

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nepotism

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ne(na=my)+poti(granddaughter)= showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics

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nihilism

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nil= the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe

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nominal

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a in name only ; insignificant ; A-OK during rocket launches

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nostalgia

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n sentimental longing for the past ;

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notorious

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a famous for something bad

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novel

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a new ; original ;

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noxious

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toxious= harmful ; offensive ;

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nuance

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n a subtle difference or distinction

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obdurate

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duracell(doesnt end/stubborn to end) =stubborn and insensitive

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obfuscate

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v to darken ; to confuse ; to make confusing

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oblique
a indirect ; at an angle ;
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oblivion
total forgetfulness ; the state of being forgotten ;
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obscure
a unknown ; hard to understand ; dark
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obsequious
a fawning ; subservient ; sucking up to
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obtuse
obtuse was taught slowly=slow to understand
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officious
a annoyingly eager to help or advise
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onerous
ON US(burden)= burdensome ; oppressive
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opaque
a impossible to see through ; impossible to understand
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opulent
a luxurious
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orthodox
a conventional ; adhering to established principles or doctrines especially in religion ; by the book
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ostensible
a apparent but misleading ; professed
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ostentatious
excessively conspicuous ; showing off
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pacify
to calm someone down ; to placate
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painstaking
a extremely careful ; taking pains =pains-taking = taking pains
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palliate
pale'iate=making it pale= to relieve or alleviate something without getting rid of the problem ; to assuage ; to mitigate
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palpable
FEELABLE=capable of being touched ; obvious ; tangible
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paltry
a insignificant ; worthless
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panacea
ACE for PAIN=something that cures everything
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paradigm
a model or example ;
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paradox
n a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself ; an untrue statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems logical
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parochial
a narrow or confined in point of view ; provincial
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parody
n a satirical imitation
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parsimonious
extremely frugal
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partisan
PARTY+SON(supporting the party)one who supports a particular person cause or idea
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patent
blatant= obvious
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paternal
a fatherly ; fatherlike