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vocab week 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 181. meticulous | adj. very careful about details; fussy. |
| 182. mitigate | v. to make or to become milder or less severe; to moderate. |
| 183. morose | adj. gloomy; bad-tempered. |
| 184. nomenclature | n. a systematic naming in an art or science. |
| 185. nonchalance | n. carelessness; lack of interest or concern. |
| 186. obliterate | v. to blot out leaving no traces; to destroy. |
| 187. obscure | adj. not clear or distinct; hidden; remote; not well known. (When used as a verb, obscure means " to make dark, dim, or indistinct; or to conceal or hide as if by covering.") |
| 188. obsolete | adj. out-of-date. |
| 189. officious | adj. meddling; giving unnecessary or unwanted advice or services. |
| 190. opportunist | n. one who takes advantage of any opportunity without regard for moral principles. |
| 191. opulent | adj. wealthy; abundant. |
| 192. overt | adj. not hidden; open. |
| 193. painstaking | adj. very careful; diligent. |
| 194. pariah | n. an outcast. |
| 195. parsimonious | adj. too thrifty; stingy. |
| 196. partisan | adj. showing a strong support for a party or cause; characteristic of a guerrilla fighter. |
| 197. paucity | n. scarcity; smallness in number or amount. |
| 198. peerless | adj. having no equal; better than the rest. |
| 199. perceptive | adj. discerning; observant; sensitive. |
| 200. perfidy | n. treachery; betrayal of trust. |