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7/25/2019 Quiz Lit CARDS

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1. abate v. subside or moderate

2. aberrant adj. abnormal or deviant

3. abrasive adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down

4. abridge v. condense or shorten

5. absolute adj. complete; totally unlimited; certain

6. abstemious adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

7. abstract adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational

8. abstruse adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand

9. accessible adj. easy to approach; obtainable

10.acclaim v. applaud; announce with great approval, also n. acclaim, acclamation

11.accolade n. award of merit.

12.acknowledge v. recognize; admit.

13.acquiesce v. assent; agree without protesting.

14.acrimonious adj. bitter in words or manner

15.acute adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe

16.address v. direct a speech to; deal with or discuss

17.adherent n. supporter; follower

18.adjacent adj. neighboring; adjoining


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19.adroit adj. skilled, nimble

20.adulation n. flattery, admiration

21.adversary n. opponent

22.adverse adj. unfavorable; hostile

23.advocate v. urge; plead for, also a supporter or defender

24.aesthetic adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful

25.affable adj. easily approachable; warmly friendly

26.affinity n. natural liking; kinship; similarity

27.affirmation n. positive assertion; confirmation

28.aggressor n. attacker

29.alienate v. make hostile; separate

30.alleviate v. relieve

31.aloof adj. apart; reserved; standoffish

32.altruistic adj. unselfishly generous; concerned for others

33.ambiguous adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning

34.ambivalence n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

35.ameliorate v. improve; make more satisfactory

36.amend v. correct; change, generally for the better

37.amorphous adj. formless; lacking shape or definition


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38.ample adj. abundant

39.analogy n. similarity; parallelism

40.anarchist n. person who seeks to overturn established government

41.anecdote n. short account of an amusing or interesting event

42.animosity n. active enmity

43.antagonistic adj. hostile, opposed

44.antidote n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease

45.antiquated adj. old-fashioned, obsolete

46.antithesis n. contrast. direct opposite of or to

47.apathy n. lack of caring; indifference

48.apocryphal adj. untrue, made up

49.appease v. pacify or soothe; relieve

50.appreciate v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

51.apprehension n. fear; discernment;

52.arable adj. fit for growing crops

53.arbitrary adj. unreasonable or capricious

54.archaic adj. antiquated

55.ardor n. heat; passion; zeal

56.arid adj. dry; barren


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57.arrogance n. pride, haughtiness

58.articulate adj. effective, distinct

59.artifact n. object made by human beings either hand made or mass produced

60.artisan n. manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

61.ascendancy n. controlling influence

62.ascetic adj. practicing self-denial; austere

63.aspire v. seek to attain;

64.assuage v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

65.astute adj. wise; shrewd

66.atrophy v. waste away

67.attentive adj. considerate; thoughtful; paying attention

68.attribute v. ascribe, explain

69.audacious adj. daring, bold

70.augment v. increase; add to

71.austerity n. sternness, severity, strict economy, lack of luxuries

72.authentic adj. genuine

73.authoritarian adj. favoring or exercising total control, nondemocratic

74.autonomous adj. self-governing

75.aversion n. firm dislike


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76.banal adj. hackneyed, commonplace, trite

77.bane n. cause of ruin

78.belie v. contradict, give a false impression

79.belittle v. disparage, make fun of

80.belligerent adj. quarrelsome

81.benevolent adj. generous, charitable

82.benign adj. kindly, favorable, not malignant

83.bequeath v. leave to someone by a will, hand down

84.biased adj. slanted, prejudiced

85.bland adj. soothing, mild, dull

86.blasphemy n. irreverence, sacrilege, cursing

87.bolster v. support, reinforce

88.braggart n. boastful person

89.brawn n. muscular strength, sturdiness

90.brevity n. conciseness, briefness

91.buttress v. support, prop up

92.cacophonous adj. discordant, inharmonious

93.cajole coax, wheedle

94.calculated adj. deliberately planned, likely


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95.candor n. frankness

96.capricious adj. fickle, incalculable

97.caricature n. distortion, burlesque

98.censorious adj. critical

99.censure v. blame, criticize

100. certitude n. certainty

101. charlatan n. quack; pretender to knowledge

102. chronicle v. report; record in order

103. civil adj. having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite

104. clamor n. noise

105. clemency n. disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather

106.coercion n. use of force to get someone to obey

107. commemorate v. honor the memory of

108. compelling adj. overpowering; irresistible in effect

109. compile v. assemble; gather; accumulate

110. compliance n. readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements

111. composure n. mental calmness

112. comprehensive adj. thorough; inclusive

113. concede v. admit; yield


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114. conciliatory adj. reconciling; appeasing; amiable

115. concise ask. brief and compact

116. conclusive adj. convincing; decisive

117. concur v. agree in opinion

118. condone v. overlook voluntarily; forgive

119. confirm v. corroborate; verify; support

120. conflagration n. great fire

121. confound v. confuse; puzzle

122. confront v. face; challenge

123. conscientious adj. scrupulous; careful

124. consensus n. general agreement

125.consistency n. absence of contradictions; dependability; uniformity; degree

of thickness

126. constraint n. compulsion; repression of feelings

127. contagion n. infection

128. contemporary n. person belonging to the same period

129. contend v. struggle; compete; assert earnestly

130. contentious adj. quarrelsome

131. contract v. compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease

132. converge approach; tend to meet; come together


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133. conviction n. strongly held belief

134. cordial adj. gracious; heartfelt

135. corroborate v. confirm; support

136. corrosion n. destruction by chemical action

137. credibility n. believability

138. criterion n. standard used in judging

139. cryptic mysterious; hidden; secret

140. credulity n. belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete

141. cursory adj. casual; hastily done

142. curtail v. shorten; reduce;

143. cynic n. one who is skeptical or distrustful of human motives

144.daunt v. intimidate; frighten

145. dawdle v. loiter; waste time

146. debilitate v. weaken;enfeeble

147. debunk v. expose something as nonsensical or false

148. decorum n. propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners

149. defame v. harm someone's reputation; malign

150. deference n. courteous regard for another's wish

151. defiance n. refusal to yield;resistance


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152. degenerate v. become worse; deteriorate

153. degrade v. lower in rank or dignity; debase

154. deliberate v. consider; ponder

155. delineate v. portray; depict; sketch

156. denounce v. condemn; criticize

157. deny v. contradict; refuse

158. depict v. portray; describe

159. deplore v. regret strongly; express grief over

160. depravity n. corruption; wickedness

161. deprecate v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

162. deride v. ridicule; make fun of

163.derivative adj. unoriginal; derived from another source

164. despondent adj. depressed; gloomy

165. despot n. tyrant; harsh; authoritarian ruler

166. detached adj. emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent

167. deterrent n. something that discourages; hindrance

168. detrimental adj. harmful; damaging

169. devious adj. roundabout; erratic; not straightforward

170. devise v. think up; invent; plan


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171. didactic adj. teaching; instructional

172. diffuse adj. wordy; rambling; spread out

173. digression n. wandering away from the subject

174. diligence n. steadiness of effort; persistent hard work

175. diminution n. lessening; reduction in size

176. disband v. dissolve; disperse

177. discerning adj. mentally quick and observant; having insight

178. disclose v. reveal

179. discordant adj. not harmonious; conflicting

180. discount v. disregard

181. discredit v. defame; destroy confidence in; dis believe

182.discrepancy n. lack of consistency; difference; contradiction

183. discriminating adj. able to see differences; prejudiced

184. discursive adj. digressing; rambling

185. disdain v. view with scorn or contempt

186. disinclination n. unwillingness

187. disinterested adj. unprejudiced

188. dismantle v. take apart

189. dismiss v. put away from consideration; reject


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190. disparage v. belittle

191. disparity n. difference; condition of inequality

192. dispassionate adj. calm; impartial

193. dispel v. drive away; scatter; cause to vanish

194. disperse v. cause to break up; scatter

195. disputatious adj. argumentative; fond of arguing

196. disseminate v. distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)

197. dissent v. disagree

198. dissipate v. squander; waste; scatter

199. dissonance n. discord; disagreement

200. dissuade v. persuade not to do; discourage

201.distant adj. reserved or aloof; cold in manner

202. divergent adj. differing; deviating

203. diverse adj. many and different; distinctly unlike

204. divulge v. reveal

205. doctrine n. teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, and

so on) taught

206. document v. provide written evidence

207. dogmatic adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal

208. dormant adj. sleeping; lethargic; latent


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209. dubious adj. questionable; filled with doubt

210. duplicity n. double-dealing; hypocrisy

211. duration n. length of time something lasts

212. dutiful adj. respectful; obedient

213. ebb v. recede; lessen

214. eccentric adj. odd; whimsical; irregular

215. eclectic adj. selective in choosing from a variety of sources

216. eclipse v. darken; extinguish; surpass

217. effervescent adj. exuberant; bubbly and excited

218. egotistical adj. excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited

219. elated adj. overjoyed; in high spirits

220.eloquence n. expressiveness; persuasive speech

221. elusive adj. evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

222. embellish v. adorn; ornament

223. emulate v. strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

224. endorse v. approve; support

225. enduring adj. lasting; surviving

226. enervate v. weaken

227. engender v. cause; produce


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228. enhance v. advance; improve

229. enigma n. puzzle; mystery

230. enmity n. ill will; hatred

231. enumerate v. list; mention one by one

232. ephemeral adj. short-lived; fleeting

233. epic n. long heroic poem, or similar work of art

234. epicure n. connoisseur of food and drink: someone who appreciates good

food and drink

235. episodic adj. loosely connected; divided into incidents; occurring at

intervals

236. equanimity n. calmness of temperament; composure

237. equivocal adj. ambiguous; intentionally misleading

238. erratic adj. odd; unpredictable; wandering

239. erroneous adj. mistaken; wrong

240. erudite adj. learned; scholarly

241. esoteric adj. hard to understand; known only to the chosen few

242. espouse v. adopt; support

243. esteem v. respect; value; judge

244. ethereal adj. light; heavenly; unusually refined

245. eulogy n. expression of praise, often on the occassion of someone's death


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246. euphemism n. mild expression used in place of an unpleasant one

247. euphonious adj. pleasing in sound

248. euphoria n. feeling of great happiness and well-being (sometimesexaggerated)

249. evanescent adj. fleeting; vanishing

250. exacerbate v. worsen; embitter; aggravate

251. exacting adj. extremely demanding

252. exalt v. raise in rank or dignity; praise

253. execute v. put into effect; carry out

254. exemplary adj. serving as a model; outstanding

255. exemplify v. serve as an example of; embody

256. exhaustive adj. thorough; comprehensive

257. exhilarating adj. invigorating and refreshing; cheering

258. exonerate v. acquit;, pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; to free from

blame

259. expedient adj. suitable to achieve a particular end; practical; politic

260. expedite v. hasten

261. expertise n. specialized knowledge; expert skill

262. explicit adj. totally clear; definite; outspoken

263. exploit n. deed or action, particularly a brave deed


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264. exploit v. make use of, sometimes unjustly

265. expository adj. explanatory; intended to explain

266. extant adj. still in existence

267. extol v. praise;glorify

268. extraneous adj. not essential; superfluous

269. extricate v. free; disentangle

270. exuberance n. overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm

271. facile adj. accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial

272. facilitate v. help bring about; make less difficult

273. fallacious adj. false; misleading

274. fanaticism n. excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

275.fastidious adj. difficult to please; squeamish

276. feasible adj. practical

277. fervor n. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

278. fickle adj. changeable; faithless

279. figurative adj. not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech

280. flagrant adj. conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous

281. flippant adj. lacking proper seriousness

282. florid adj. excessively ornate; flowery; reddish


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283. fluctuate v. waver; shift

284. foolhardy adj. rash; heedless

285. foresight n. ability to foresee future happenings; prudence

286. forestall v. prevent by taking action in advance

287. forsake v. desert; abandon; renounce

288. forthright adj. outspoken; frank

289. fortuitous adj. accidental; by chance

290. foster v. rear; encourage; nurture

291. founder v. fail completely; sink

292. founder n. person who establishes (an organization, business)

293. frail adj. weak

294.frivolous adj. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively

unimportant

295. frugality n. thrift; economy

296. fundamental v. basic; primary; essential

297. furtive adj. stealthy; sneaky

298. futile adj. ineffective; fruitless

299. galvanize v. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize

300. garbled adj. mixed up; jumbled; distorted

301. garrulous adj. wordy; talkative; loquacious


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302. genre n. particular variety of art or literature

303. germane adj. pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand

304. glacial adj. like a glacier; extremely cold

305. glib adj. fluent; facile; slick

306. glutton n. someone who eats too much; greedy person

307. gorge n. small, steep-walled canyon

308. grandiose adj. pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated;

impressive

309. gratify v. please

310. gratuitous adj. given freely; unwarranted; unprovoked

311. gravity n. seriousness

312. gregarious adj. sociable

313. grievance n. cause of complaint

314. grudging adj. unwilling; reluctant; stingy

315. guile n. deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning

316. gullible adj. easily deceived

317. hackneyed adj. commonplace; trite

318. hallowed adj. blessed; consecrated; venerated

319. hamper v. obstruct

320. harass v. annoy by repeated attacks; torment


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321. hardy adj. sturdy;robust; able to stand inclement weather

322. haughtiness n. pride; arrogance

323. hedonist n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim of life

324. heed v. pay attention to; consider

325. heresy n. opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted

religion

326. heterodox adj. unorthodox; unconventional

327. heterogeneous adj. dissimilar; mixed

328. heyday n. time of greatest success; prime

329. hiatus n. gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause

330. hierarchy n. arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided

into ranks

331. hindrance n. block; obstacle

332. hoard v. stockpile; accumulate for future use

333. homogeneous adj. of the same kind

334. hone v. sharpen

335. hostility n. unfriendliness; hatred

336. humane adj. marked by kindness or consideration

337. husband v. use sparingly; conserve; save

338. hyperbole n. exaggeration; overstatement


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339. hypocritical adj. pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

340. hypothetical adj. based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed

341. iconoclast n. one who attacks cherished traditions

342. idiosyncrasy n. individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity

343. ignominy n. deepdisgrace; shame or dishonor

344. illicit adj. illegal

345. illuminate v. brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten

346. illusory adj. deceptive; not real

347. imbalance n. lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion

348. immaculate adj. spotless; flawless; absolutely clean

349. immune adj. resistant to; free or exempt from

350.immutable adj. unchangeable

351. impair v. injure; hurt

352. impartial adj. not biased; fair

353. impassive adj. without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

354. impeccable adj. faultless

355. impecunious adj. without money

356. impede v. hinder; block; delay

357. impel v. drive or force onward


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358. imperceptible adj. unnoticeable; undetectable

359. imperious adj. domineering; haughty

360. impervious adj. impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed

361. impetuous adj. violent; hasty; rash

362. implausible adj. unlikely; unbelievable

363. implement v. put into effect; supply with tools

364. implication n. something hinted at or suggested

365. implicit adj. understood but not stated

366. impoverished adj. poor

367. impromptu adj. without previous preparation; off the cuff; on the spur of the

moment

368. impudence n. impertinence; insolence

369. inadvertently adv. by oversight; carelessly or unintentionally

370. inane adj. silly; senseless

371. inaugurate v. start; initiate; install in office

372. incense v. enrage; infuriate

373. incentive n. spur; motive

374. incessant adj. uninterrupted; unceasing

375. incidental adj. not essential; minor

376. incisive adj. cutting; sharp


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377. incite v. arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist

378. incline n. slope; slant

379. inclined adj. tending or leaning towards; bent

380. inclusive adj. tending to include all

381. incoherent adj. unintelligible; muddled; illogical

382. incongruous adj. not fitting; absurd

383. inconsequential adj. insignificant; unimportant

384. incontrovertible adj. indisputable; not open to question

385. incorrigible adj. uncorrectable

386. indefatigable adj. tireless

387. indict v. charge (legal term)

388.indifferent adj. unmoved; lacking concern

389. indigenous adj. native

390. indigent adj. poor; destitute

391. indiscriminate adj. choosing at random; confused

392. indolent adj. lazy

393. indomitable adj. unconquerable; unyielding

394. indubitable adj. unable to be doubted; unquestionable

395. induce v. persuade; bring about


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396. indulge v. humor; treat leniently

397. industrious adj. diligent; hard-working

398. ineffectual adj. not effective; weak

399. inept adj. unsuited; adsurd; incompetent

400. inequity n. unfairmess

401. inert adj. inactive; lacking power to move

402. inexorable adj. relentless; unyielding; implacable

403. infamous adj. notoriously bad

404. infer v. deduce; conclude

405. infiltrate v. pass into or through; penetrate an organization sneakily

406. infinitesimal adj. exceedingly small; so small as to be almost nonexistent

407.infraction n. violation

408. ingenious adj. clever; resourceful

409. ingrate n. ungrateful person

410. inherent adj. firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic

411. inimical adj. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental

412. initiate v. begin; orginate; receive into a group

413. injurious adj. harmful

414. innate adj. inborn


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415. innocuous adj. harmless

416. innovation n. change; introduction of something new

417. inopportune adj. untimely; poorly chosen

418. insatiable adj. not easily satisfied; greedy

419. insightful adj. discerning; perceptive

420. insinuate v. hint; imply; creep in

421. insipid adj. lacking in flavor; dull

422. insolvent adj. bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts

423. instigate v. urge; start; provoke

424. insularity n. narrow-mindedness; isolation

425. insuperable adj. insurmountable; unbeatable

426.insurgent adj. rebellious

427. intangible adj. not material; not able to be perceived by touch; vague;

elusive

428. integral adj.. complete; necessary for completeness

429. integrity n. uprightness; wholeness, honesty, high moral standards; an

unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness

430. intermittent adj. periodic; on and off

431. intervene v. come between

432. intimidate v. frighten


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433. intractable adj..unruly; stubborn; unyielding

434. intransigence n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness

435. intrepid adj. fearless

436. intricate adj. complex; knotty; tangled

437. intrinsic adj. essential; inherent; built-in; natural

438. introspective adj. looking within one's self

439. intuition n. immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning

440. inundate v. overwhelm; flood; submerge

441. invert v. turn upside down or inside out

442. irascible adj. irritable; easily angered

443. ironic adj. relating to a contradiction between an event's espected result

and its actual outcome; sarcastic

444. irrational adj. illogical; lacking reason; insane

445. irrelevant adj. not applicable; unrelated

446. irreproachable adj. blameless; impeccable

447. irresolute adj. uncertain how to act; weak

448. irreverence n. lack of proper respect

449. jargon n. language used by a special group; technical terminology;

gibberish

450. jocular adj. said or done in jest; joking


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451. judicious adj. sound in judgment; wise

452. justification n. good or just reason; defense; excuse

453. kindle v. start a fire; inspire

454. labyrinth n. maze

455. laconic adj. brief and to the point

456. lament v. grieve; express sorrow

457. lassitude n. languor; weariness, a feeling of lack of interest or energy

458. laud v. praise

459. lavish adj. liberal; wasteful; extravagant

460. legacy n. a gift made by a will

461. lethargic adj. drowsy; dull

462.levity n. lack of seroiusness

463. linger v. loiter or dawdle; continue or persist

464. list v. tilt; lean over

465. listlessness n. lack in spirit or energy

466. loathe v. detest

467. lofty adj. very high

468. loquacious adj. talkative

469. lucid adj. easily understood; clear; intelligible


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470. lurid adj. wild; sensational;; graphic; gruesome

471. magnanimous adj. generous

472. magnate n. persosn of prominence or influence

473. maladroit adj. clumsy; bungling

474. malevolent adj. wishing evil

475. malice n. hatred; spite

476. malign v. speak evil of; bad-mouth

477. marred adj. damaged; disfigured

478. martinet n. rigid disciplinarian; strict military officer

479. materialism n. preoccupation with physical comforts and things

480. meager adj. scanty; inadequate

481.meander v. wind or turn in a course

482. medley n. mixture

483. meek adj. quiet and obedient; spiritless

484. melancholy adj. gloomy; morose; blue

485. mercenary adj. interested in money or gain

486. mercurial adj. capricious; changing; fickle

487. merger n. combination of two business corporations

488. methodical adj. systematic


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489. meticulous adj. excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous

490. minute adj. extremely small

491. misanthrope n. one who hates mankind

492. miserly adj. stingy; mean

493. misnomer n. wrong name; incorrect designation

494. mitigate v. appease; moderate

495. mock v. ridicule; imitate; often in derision

496. mollify v. soothe

497. momentous adj. very important

498. monotony n. sameness leading to boredom

499. morbid adj. given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of

disease

500. morose adj. ill-humored; sullen; melancholy

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