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Long's Vocab 10
Vocab list 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mein | bearing; appearance; manner |
| momentum | force exerted by a moving body, found by multiplying its mass times its speed; speed or force |
| mortify | to humiliate or shame; to discipline oneself by self-denial |
| militant | an individual prepared to fight for a cause; an activist; aggressive in support of a belief or a cause. |
| mettle | disposition; courage; resolution |
| mull | to think about at length; to ponder |
| naive | lacking in sophistication, simple, inexperienced, revealing a lack of insight |
| mosque | a Muslim house of worship |
| mutable | capable of change; inconstant |
| mystic | a person who believes that truth or God can best be known through spiritual insight; a religious seeker, mysterious |
| oblivious | not conscious or aware; forgetful |
| obliterate | to destroy completely; to wipe out; to erase |
| negligable | too small or unimportant to bother with; insignificant |
| obligatory | required; compulsory; legally binding |
| notoriety | fame, usually in an unfavorable sense; a bad reputation |
| ornate | excessively adorned or ornamented; elaborate; fancy |
| ossify | to change into bone; to harden like bone; to become rigid, hardhearted, or opposed to change |
| odious | hateful; disgusting; detestable |
| painstaking | very careful; diligent; requiring great care; meticulous |
| opportune | suitable; advantageously timed |