GRE 400-500 Set 8
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35 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mollify | to appease, to mitigate |
| mollycoddle | to coddle or pamper |
| moralistic | concerned with morals; concerned with regulating the morals of other; as by imposing censorship |
| mortify | to humiliate |
| mosaic | a decoration made up of small pieces of inlaid stone or glass |
| motile | able to move |
| munitions | material used in war, esp. weapons |
| mythologize | to construct myths |
| natter | to talk incessantly |
| nave | the principle are of a church |
| nexus | a series of connections |
| nib | the point of a pen, or of an similar object |
| normalize | to make normal; to return to normal |
| noxious | harmful |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| omnious | threatening |
| opalesence | milky iridescence, like an opal |
| ordination | an official ceremony to ordain something |
| orthodox | conforming to convention |
| ostentatious | showy in an attempt to impress others |
| outmoded | out of style |
| overzealous | overexcited, overly passionate |
| palatable | acceptable to the taste |
| pandemonium | chaos |
| paradigm | a perfect example |
| pastoral | peaceful, charming, and simple like a rural area |
| penchant | a strong preference for something |
| perfunctory | performed out of duty rather than out of preference |
| perjure | to lie while under oath |
| permeable | able to be passed through |
| perturb | to agitate |
| peruse | to read with great care |
| philanthropy | support of altruistic causes |
| pine | v. to yearn for deeply |
| pirate | v. to rob; v. to reproduce a copyrighted work without permission |
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