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NMRP 8-10
Weeks 8-10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| obdurate | stubborn |
| obfuscate | to confuse |
| oblation | an offering |
| oblique | indirect |
| obloquy | bad reputation from public disgrace |
| obsequious | submissive or overly attentive |
| obstreperous | loud and unruly |
| obtrude | to push something toward or upon a person |
| obviate | to prevent |
| occlude | to close, block out |
| odious | disgusting |
| olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| omnifarious | of all kinds |
| onerous | burdensome |
| onus | burden |
| opulent | rich, luxurious |
| orifice | opening |
| ornithology | study of birds |
| orthodox | accepting traditional beliefs, conventional |
| oscillate | to swing or move back and forth |
| ossify | to change into bone or become rigid |
| ostensible | apparent |
| ostracize | to banish |
| ovine | like a sheep |
| ovoid | egg-shaped |
| gaunt | thin and bony |
| gelid | very cold |
| genial | friendly |
| gentry | upper class |
| genuflect | to kneel |
| germane | relevant |
| gesticulation | lively gestures |
| gird | encircle |
| glean | to gather with great effort |
| gloaming | twilight |
| glower | frown |
| gossamer | light, flimsy, fine |
| gourmand | a glutton |
| gregarious | friendly |
| grimace | an expression of disapproval |
| grotto | cave |
| gruff | rough or harsh manner |
| guile | deceit, trickery, cunning |
| gumption | courage and initiative |
| gustatory | pertaining to the sense of taste |
| guttural | unpleasant sound |
| hackneyed | overused, banal |
| halcyon | calm |
| hallow | to make holy |
| harangue | long speech |
| harbinger | an omen |
| harrowing | distressing |
| harry | to worry |
| haughty | arrogant |
| hedonist | a pleasure-seeker, self indulgent |
| hegemony | strong influence |
| heinous | hateful or shocking |
| hemophilia | tendency to bleed |
| herculean | tremendous in size |
| hermetic | airtight |
| hiatus | pause or rest |
| hirsute | hairy, bearded |
| hoary | white with age |
| hodgepodge | mixture |
| homily | a sermon |
| hoodwink | to deceive |
| hubris | excessive pride or self-confidence |
| hue | color |
| humus | black soil for fertilizing |
| hurtle | to speed |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| machination | evil design |
| maelstrom | whirlpool |
| magnanimous | generous |
| maim | cripple |
| maladroit | clumsy or unskillful |
| malady | disease |
| malapropism | word humorously misused |
| malediction | curse |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing |
| malingerer | one who pretends to be ill to avoid work |
| manacle | handcuff |
| manumit | set free |
| maritime | pertaining to the ocean |
| masochist | one who enjoys his own pain |
| masticate | to chew |
| maudlin | very sentimental |
| maverick | non-conformist |
| meander | to wander aimlessly |
| ebullient | enthusiastic |
| ebb | slowly decrease |
| edifice | structure, building |
| efface | wipe out |
| egalitarian | belief in the equality of all men |
| egregious | very bad, outrageous |
| elegy | sad poem or speech |
| eloquent | articulate, speaking well |
| elysian | blissful |
| emollient | something that soothes or softens |
| emulate | imitate |
| enervate | to weaken |
| ennui | boredom |
| ensue | to follow |
| environs | surroundings |
| ephemeral | temporary, short-lived |
| epiphany | appearance of a deity, revelation |
| epithet | descriptive word or phrase |
| equine | pertaining to horses |
| erudite | scholarly |
| espouse | support |
| euphemism | substitution of one expression for another |
| euthanasia | mercy killing |
| exculpate | to free from blame |
| exhume | to bring out of the groud |
| exigent | urgent |
| expiate | to atone for |
| extemporaneous | done without preparation |
| extol | to praise |
| plebeian | pertaining to the lower classes |
| plethora | abundance |
| plutocracy | rule by the wealthy class |
| poignant | distressing, affecting the emotions |
| polemic | a controversy |
| ponderous | heavy |
| posthumous | after death |
| precarious | uncertain or risky |
| precipitous | extremely steep |
| predilection | a liking, preference, inclination |
| prescience | knowledge of things before they happen |
| primogeniture | state of being the first born |
| privation | loss of something essential |
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