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GRE Words #6
"M", "N", and "O" Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Magnanimity (noun) | the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving |
| Malevolent (adj) | having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| Malleable (adj) | capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable |
| Martial (adj) | associated with war and the armed forces |
| Maverick (noun) | an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party; dissenter |
| Meet (adj) | fitting, proper |
| Mendacity (noun) | the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty |
| Mendicant (noun) | a beggar, supplicant |
| Mercurial (adj) | characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
| Meretricious (adj) | cheap, gaudy, tawdry, flashy, showy; attracting by false show |
| Meticulous (adj) | characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail |
| Milk (verb) | to exploit; to squeeze every last ounce of |
| Minatory (adj) | menacing, threatening |
| Mince (verb) | to pronounce or speak affectedly; to speak too carefully. Also, to take tiny steps; to tiptoe |
| Misanthrope (noun) | one who hates all other humans |
| Mitigate (verb) | to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate |
| Mollify (verb) | to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity |
| Morose (adj) | sad; sullen; melancholy |
| Mundane (adj) | of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
| Machiavellian (adj) | crafty; double-dealing |
| Machinations (noun) | plots or schemes |
| Maelstrom (noun) | whirlpool; turmoil |
| Malign (verb) | to speak evil of |
| Malinger (verb) | to feign illness to escape duty |
| Megalomania (noun) | delusions of power or importance |
| Menagerie (noun) | a variety of animals kept together |
| Mendacious (adj) | dishonest |
| Mesmerize (verb) | to hypnotize |
| Metamorphosis (noun) | change; transformation |
| Metaphysics (noun) | a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality |
| Metaphysical (adj) | pertaining to metaphysics |
| Metaphysician (noun) | person who is an expert in metaphysics |
| Meteorological (adj) | concerned with the weather |
| Meteorology (noun) | science that deals with weather and atmospheric phenomena |
| Mettle (noun) | courage; endurance |
| Mettlesome (adj) | full of courage and fortitude; spirited |
| Meddlesome (adj) | inclined to interfere |
| Microcosm (noun) | a small system of having analogies to a larger system; small world |
| Militate (verb) | to work against |
| Minuscule (adj) | very small |
| Minutia (noun) | petty details |
| Miscellany (noun) | mixture of writings on various subjects |
| Miscreant (noun) | villain; criminal |
| Misogynist (noun) | one who hates women |
| Mitigation (noun) | act of reducing the severity of painfulness of something |
| Mnemonic (adj) | related to memory; assisting memory |
| Modicum (noun) | limited quantity |
| Monolithic (adj) | solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole |
| Motley (adj) | many colored; made up of many parts |
| Multifarious (adj) | diverse |
| Necromancy (noun) | black magic |
| Negate (verb) | to cancel out; nullify |
| Nexus (noun) | a means of connection; a connected group or series; a center |
| Nostalgia (noun) | sentimental longing for a past time |
| Nostrum (noun) | medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure |
| Nugatory (adj) | trifling; invalid |
| Nadir (noun) | low point, perigee |
| Nascent (adj) | coming into being; in early developmental stages |
| Nebulous (adj) | vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
| Neologism (noun) | a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
| Neophyte (noun) | a recent convert; a beginner; novice |
| Nice (adj) | exacting; fastidious, extremely precise |
| Nonplussed (adj) | baffled, bewildered, at a loss for what to do or think |
| Noxious (adj) | harmful; injurious |
| Obsequy (noun) | funeral ceremony (often used in the plural, obsequies) |
| Odyssey (noun) | a long, adventurous voyage; a quest |
| Officious (adj) | too helpful; meddlesome |
| Olfactory (adj) | concerning the sense of smell |
| Oligarchy (noun) | a form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders |
| Onomatopoeia (noun) | formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to |
| Ornithologist (noun) | scientist who studies birds |
| Oscillate (verb) | to move back and forth |
| Overweening (adj) | presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing |
| Obdurate (adj) | unyielding; hardhearted; intractable |
| Obfuscate (verb) | to deliberately obscure; to make confusing |
| Obsequious (adj) | exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| Obstinate (adj) | stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising |
| Obstreperous (adj) | noisily and stubbornly defiant, aggressively boisterous |
| Obtain (adj) | to be established, accepted, or customary |
| Obtuse (adj) | lacking sharpness or intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
| Obviate (verb) | to anticipate and make unnecessary |
| Occlude (verb) | to obstruct or block |
| Occult (adj) | hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension |
| Odious (adj) | evoking intense aversion or dislike |
| Onerous (adj) | troubling; burdensome |
| Opaque (adj) | impenetrable by light; not reflecting light |
| Opprobrium (noun) | disgrace; contempt; scorn |
| Oscillation (noun) | the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm |
| Ostentatious (adj) | characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy |
| Ossified (adj) | tending to become more rigid, conventional, sterile, and reactionary with age; literally, turned into bone |
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