| Term | Definition |
|---|
| meretricious | alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry;based on pretense, deception, or insincerity;pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute |
| malapropism | an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.an instance of this, as in "Lead the way and we'll precede." |
| magnanimous | generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness;high-minded; noble;proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character |
| metamorphosis | a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or witchcraft.any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc. a form resulting from any such change |
| missive | a written message; letter;sent or about to be sent, esp. of a letter from an official source. |
| miscreant | depraved, villainous, or base;holding a false or unorthodox religious belief; heretical;a vicious or depraved person; villain;a heretic or infidel |
| moiety | a half;an indefinite portion, part, or share |
| milieu | surroundings, esp. of a social or cultural nature |
| nemesis | something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc;an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome |
| nihilism | total rejection of established laws and institutions;anarchy, terrorism, or other revolutionary activity;total and absolute destructiveness, esp. toward the world at large and including oneself |
| nostrum | a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine;a scheme, theory, device, etc., esp. one to remedy social or political ills; panacea;a medicine made by the person who recommends it;a patent medicine. |
| nonsectarian | not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination |
| obstreperous | resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly;noisy, clamorous, or boisterous |
| oligarchy | a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.a state or organization so ruled;the persons or class so ruling |
| obdurate | unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding;stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent |
| obsequious | characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning;servilely compliant or deferential;obedient; dutiful |
| obtuse | not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull;not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form;indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound;rounded at the extremity: of a leaf or petal, etcetera |
| onerous | burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship;having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages |
| ostensible | outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended;apparent, evident, or conspicuous |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling;the part of language study concerned with letters and spelling |
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