Week 15 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
Q
Masticate
A
To chew (v)
2
Q
Mendacious
A
Inclined to lie or mislead (adj)
3
Q
Misogyny
A
Hatred of women (n)
4
Q
Munificent
A
Generous, benevolent (adj)
5
Q
Metamorphosis
A
A change of form, shape, substance (n)
6
Q
Mollify
A
To soften in temper (v)
7
Q
Meritorious
A
Deserving of praise or merit (adj)
8
Q
Monogamy
A
Having only one spouse at a time (n)
9
Q
Maudlin
A
Sentimental (adj)
10
Q
Meager
A
Lacking in quality stature (agh)
11
Q
Mores
A
Moral attitudes (n)
12
Q
Matrimony
A
Marriage (n)
13
Q
Mediate
A
To intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out (v)
14
Q
Maxim
A
A common saying of advice or virtue (n)
15
Q
Morose
A
Gloomy or sullen (adj)
16
Q
Melodramatic
A
Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic (adj)
17
Q
Mercurial
A
Quick and changeable in temperament (adj)
18
Q
Mutability
A
Capability of change (n)
19
Q
Mimic
A
To imitate, to copy (v)
20
Q
Modicum
A
A small amount of something (n)
