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common gre5
M,N, AND O
Question | Answer |
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magnanimity | generosity |
malingerer | one who feigns illness to excape duty |
malleable | pliant |
masticate | to chew or reduce to a pulp |
maverick | rebel; nonconformist |
mediocrity | the state or quality of being mediocure |
mendacious | untrue |
metamorphosis | change of form |
meticulous | overcautious |
misanthrope | one who hates mankind |
mitigate | to lessen in intensity; to appease |
modicum | a small amount |
mollify | to soothe |
mordant | biting |
moribund | near death or extinction |
morose | ill humored, sullen |
mundane | ordinary, dull |
myopic | shotsighted or narrow minded |
narcissism | excessive fascination with oneself |
nefarious | extremely wicked |
negate | to cancle out; to nullify |
neophyte | beginner |
nepotism | favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship |
obdurate | stubborn |
obfuscate | to darken |
obsequious | servile; ready to serve |
obviate | to make unnecessary |
odious | hateful |
officious | meddlesome |
onus | burden |
opprobrium | infamy; vilification |
oscillate | to waver |
ostentation | a display of vanity; showiness |