Barron's Word List 31

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misogamy

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hatred of marriage

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misogynist

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hater of woman; CF. misogyny

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missile

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object thrown or projected

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missive

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letter; written statement; CF. sent

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mite

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very small object of insect-like creature; small coin

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mitigate

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appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity

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mnemonic

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pertaining to memore; assisting the memory; N. device, such as a formula or rhyme as a mnemonic aid

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mobile

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movable; not fixed; N.mobility

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mock

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ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision

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mode

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prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ed. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life

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modicum

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limited quantity; small amount; Ex. he does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate

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modish

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fashionable; conforming to the current fashion

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modulate

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tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from noe musical key to another

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mogul

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powerful person

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molecule

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the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance

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mollify

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soothe an angry person

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mollycoddle

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pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively

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molt (moult)

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periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)

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molten

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melted

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momentous

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very important; N. moment; CF. momentary

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momentum

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quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force

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monarchy

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government under a single ruler

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monastic

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related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

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monetary

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pertaining to money

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mongrel

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plant or animal (esp. dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.

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monochromatic

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having only one color

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monochrome

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painting in only one color; ADJ.

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monogram

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design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.

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monograph

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scholarly article

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monolithic

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solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone

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monotheism

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belief in one God

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monotony

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sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone

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monumental

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massive; impressively large; built as a monument

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moodiness

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fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy

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moratorium

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legal delay of payment of action; ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses

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morbid

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give to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease

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mordant

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biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting

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mores

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conventions; moral standards; moral customs

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morgue

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mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation

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moribund

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dying; at the point of death

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morose

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ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy

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mortar

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vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle

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mortician

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undertaker

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mortify

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humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; CF. cause to die

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mosaic

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picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.

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mote

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small speck (esp. of dust)

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motif

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theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure

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motility

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ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously

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motley

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multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous

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mottled

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blotched in coloring; spotted; ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors

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motto

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brief statement used to express a principle

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mountebank

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charlatan; boastful pretender

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muddle

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confuse; mix up confusedly; N. state of confusion

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muggy

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warm and damp (of weather)

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mulct

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defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy

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multifarious

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varied; greatly diversified

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multiform

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having many forms

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multilingual

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having many languages; fluent in several languages

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multiplicity

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state of being numerous or multiple; large number; ADJ multiple: more than one element

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mundane

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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary

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munificent

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very generous in giving; N. munificience

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mural

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wall painting

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murky

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dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom

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murmur

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low, indistinct, continuous sound; CF. mumble

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muse

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ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)

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musky

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having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer

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muster

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gather; assemble (troops); N.

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musty

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stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist

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mutability

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ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF.mutate; CF. mutant

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mute

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silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V. soften the sound, color, shade of

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muted

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silent; muffled; toned down

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mutilate

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maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or essential part

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mutinous

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unruly; rebellious; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutaneer

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mutter

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utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones

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myopic

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nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia

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myriad

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very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand

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mystic

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of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism

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nadir

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lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith

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naiveté

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quality of being unsophistocated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive: ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous

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narcissist

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conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus

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narrative

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related to telling a story; N. narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration

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nascent

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incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music

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natal

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connected w/ birth; CF. pre/postnatal

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natation

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swimming

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natty

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neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart

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nausea

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feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust

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nauseate

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cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea

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nauseous

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causing nausea; feeling nausea

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nautical

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pertaining to ships or navigation

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navigable

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(of a body of water) wide an deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered