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vocabulary 106-120
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inured | accustom to accept something undesirable |
| invidious | causing discontent or envy |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed; vacillating |
| jaded | worn out by overwork or abuse; exhausted |
| jingoism | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked by a belligerent foreign policy |
| litany | a resonant or repetitive recital or change; a prayer |
| Machiavellian | characterized by cunning, duplicity, or bad faith. "the ends justify the means." |
| Malodorous | bad smelling |
| Manacles | Handcuffs |
| Manifestation | something easily perceived or understood by the senses |
| mellifluous | flowing or sweetened with or as if with honey. sweetly flowing. |
| mesmerize | having hypnotic appeal; spellbind; fascinate |
| metonymy | figure of speech using name of one thing for another closely related to it. |
| microcosm | community that is an epitome of a larger unity; a little world |
| mien | mood or personality; demeanor; bearing; appearance |