 | Term | Definition |
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Mettle |
Courage |
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Mettlesome |
Having courage or spirit |
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Microcosm |
The world or universe on a small scale |
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Mien |
The external appearance or manner of a person |
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Mischievous |
Fond of tricks |
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Miscreant |
A villian |
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Miser |
A person given to saving and hoarding unduly |
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Misnomer |
A name wrongly or mistakenly applied |
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Moderation |
Temperance |
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Modicum |
A small or token amount |
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Mollify |
To soothe |
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Molt |
To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc. |
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Monomania |
The unreasonable pursuit of one idea |
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Morbid |
Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind |
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Mordant |
Biting |
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Moribund |
On the point of dying |
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Morose |
Gloomy |
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Multifarous |
Having greaty diversity or variety |
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Mundane |
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial |
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Munificent |
Extraordinarily generous |
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Myriad |
A vast indefinite number |
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Nadir |
The lowest point |
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Nefarious |
Wicked in the extreme |
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Negligent |
Apt to omit what ought to be done |
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Neophyte |
Having the character of a beginner |
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Noisome |
Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell |
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Nostrum |
Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character |
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Noxious |
Hurtful |
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Nugatory |
Having no power or force |
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Obdurate |
Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity |
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Obfuscate |
To darken or obscure |
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Oblique |
Slanting |
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Obsequious |
Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another |
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Obstreperous |
Boisterous |
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Obtrude |
To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence |
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Obtrusive |
Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence |
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Obviate |
To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty |
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Odious |
Hateful |
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Odium |
A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust |
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Officious |
Intermeddling with what is not one's concern |
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Ominous |
Portentous |
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Onerous |
Burdensome or oppressive |
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Onus |
A burden or responsibility |
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Opprobrium |
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil |
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Ostentation |
A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery |
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Ostracism |
Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics |
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Ostracize |
To exclude from public or private favor |
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Palate |
The roof of the mouth |
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Palatial |
Magnificient |
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Palliate |
To cause to appear less guilty |
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Palpable |
Perceptible by feeling or touch |
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Panacea |
A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases |
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Panegyric |
A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act |
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Panoply |
A full set of armor |
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Paragon |
A model of excellence |
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Pariah |
A member of a degraded class; social outcast |
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Paroxysm |
A sudden outburst of any kind of activity |
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Parsimonious |
Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money |
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Partisan |
Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party |
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Pathos |
The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy |
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Paucity |
Fewness |
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Peccadillo |
A small breach of propriety or principle |
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Pedestrian |
One who journeys on foot |
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Pellucid |
Translucent |
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Penchant |
A bias in favor of something |
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Penurious |
Excessively sparing in the use of money |
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Penury |
Indigence |
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Peregrination |
A wandering |
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Peremptory |
Precluding question or appeal |
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Perfidy |
Treachery |
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Perfunctory |
Half-hearted |
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Peripatetic |
Walking about |
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Perjury |
A solemn assertion of a falsity |
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Permeate |
To pervade |
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Ossify |
To convert into bone |
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