Word List 19

Question 0

Mentor

Answer 0

N. teacher

Question 1

Menial

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ADJ. suitable for servants; low

Question 2

Mercantile

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ADJ. Concerning trade

Question 3

Mercenary

Answer 3

ADJ. concerning trade. also N

Question 4

Meretricious

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ADJ. flashy; tawdry

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Mercurial

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ADJ. fickle; changing

Question 7

Meringue

Answer 7

N. a pastry decoration made of egg whites

Question 8

Mesa

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N. high, flat-topped hill

Question 9

Metallurgical

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ADJ. Pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores

Question 10

Metamorphosis

Answer 10

N. change of form

Question 11

Metaphysical

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ADJ. Pertaining to speculative philosophy

Question 12

Mete

Answer 12

V. measure; distribute

Question 13

Meticulous

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ADJ. excessively careful

Question 14

Metropolis

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N. large city

Question 15

Mettle

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N. courage;spirit

Question 16

Mews

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N. Group of stables built around a courtyard

Question 17

Mien

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N. demeanor; bearing

Question 18

Migrant

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ADJ. changing in its habitat; wandering. also N

Question 19

Migratory

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ADJ. wandering

Question 20

Militate

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V. work against

Question 21

Mincing

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ADJ. affectedly dainty

Question 22

Mirage

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N. unreal reflection; optical illusion

Question 23

Misadventure

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N. Mischance; ill luck

Question 24

Misanthrope

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N. one who hates mankind

Question 25

Misapprehension

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N. Error; misunderstanding

Question 26

Miscegenation

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N. intermarriage between races

Question 27

Miscellany

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N. mixture of writings on various subjects

Question 28

Mischance

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N. ill luck

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Miscreant

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N. wretch;villain

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Misdemeanor

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N. minor crime

Question 31

Misgivings

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N. doubts

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Mishap

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N. accident

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Misnomer

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N. wrong name; incorrect designation

Question 34

Misogynist

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N. hater of women

Question 35

Missile

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N. object to be thrown or projected

Question 36

Mite

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N. a very small object or creature; small coin

Question 37

Mitigate

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V. appease

Question 38

Mobile

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ADJ. movable; not fixed

Question 39

Mode

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N. Prevailing style

Question 40

Modicum

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N. limited quantity

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Modish

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ADJ. fashionable

Question 42

Modulation

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N. toning down; changing from one key to another

Question 43

Moiety

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N. half; part

Question 44

Mollify

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V. soothe

Question 45

Molt

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V. shed or cast off hair or feathers

Question 46

Molten

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ADJ. melted

Question 47

Momentous

Answer 47

ADJ. very important

Question 48

Monetary

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ADJ. pertaining to money

Question 49

Monotheism

Answer 49

N. belief in one God

Question 50

Moodiness

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N. fits of depression or gloom

Question 51

Moot

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ADJ. debatable

Question 52

Morbid

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ADJ. given to unwholesome thought; gloomy

Question 53

Mordant

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ADJ. biting; sarcastic; stinging

Question 54

Mores

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N. customs

Question 55

Moribund

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ADJ. at the point of death

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Morose

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ADJ. ill-humored; sullen

Question 57

Mortician

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N. undertaker

Question 58

Mortify

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V. humiliate; punish the flesh

Question 59

More

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N. small speck

Question 60

Motif

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N. theme

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Motley

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ADJ. varied; mixed

Question 62

Mountebank

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N. charlatan; boastful pretender

Question 63

Muddle

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V. confuse; mix up. also N

Question 64

Muggy

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ADJ. warm and damp

Question 65

Mulct

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V. defraud a person of something

Question 66

Multiform

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Adj. having many forms

Question 67

Multilingual

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ADJ. having many languages

Question 68

Multiplicity

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N. state of being numerous

Question 69

Mundane

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ADJ. worldly as opposed to spiritual

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Munificent

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ADJ. very generous

Question 71

Murkiness

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N. darkness; gloom

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Muse

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V. ponder. also N

Question 73

Musky

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ADJ. having the odor of musk

Question 74

Musty

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ADJ. stale; spoiled by age

Question 75

Mutable

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ADJ. changing in form; fickle

Question 76

Mutilate

Answer 76

V. maim

Question 77

Mutinous

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ADJ. unruly; rebellious

Question 78

Myriad

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N. very large number. also ADJ

Question 79

Nadir

Answer 79

N. lowest point