Review Lessons 33 through 36   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
malady
malice
malign
mandate
manipulate
manuscript
martial
massive
matchless
materialism
maximize
maze
meager
mechanism
mediocre
meditate
meek
melancholy
mellow
melodious
melodramatic
memorable
menace
mentor
mercurial
mesmerize
metaphor
meteor
methodology
mettle
microbe
microcosm
migrate
mimic
minimize
minuscule
mischief
misconception
miser
misgiving
mishap
mislead
misplace
mitigate
mobile
mobilize
moderate
modest
modify
molecule
momentous
momentum
monarch
monotonous
morality
morbid
moribund
morose
mortify
mosaic
mundane
mural
muse
muster
mutation
mutinous
mutual
myriad
myth
mythology
narrate
negative
negligent
negotiate
neurology
neurotic
newfangled
niche
nimble
nominal
nonchalant
nonentity
nook
nostalgic
notable
notorious
nourish
novice
noxious
nuance
nullify
obese
obligatory
oblique
obliterate
oblivious
observatory
obsolete
obstacle
obstruct


Matching

Match each definition with a word.

      nonchalant 1. not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent; composed
___________________________ 2. a similar network used for laboratory experiments on learning in small animals, esp. rodents; jungle; knot; labyrinth
___________________________ 3. an unfortunate accident; contretemps; dole; mischance
___________________________ 4. Gram. (of a word, phrase, or clause) to stand in a syntactically subordinate relation to (another word, phrase, or clause), usually with descriptive, limiting, or particularizing meaning; be a modifier. In a good man, good modifies man; vary; alter; refashion
___________________________ 5. a single atom or several atoms bound together electomagnetically, forming the smallest particle that possesses all the characteristic physical and chemical properties of an element or compound; ounce; bit
___________________________ 6. to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame; maleficent; sinister
___________________________ 7. to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize; catch; hold; enthrall
___________________________ 8. to lead into error of conduct, thought, or judgment; bluff; juggle; illude
___________________________ 9. of, like, or suitable to melodrama; overdone; exaggerated.
___________________________ 10. the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system and diseases that affect it.
___________________________ 11. to think calmly, deeply, and at length; contemplate, muse, or ponder (sometimes fol. by on or upon); mull; deliberate; turn over
___________________________ 12. of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date; outworn; disused
___________________________ 13. an illness of the body or mind; syndrome; affection
___________________________ 14. a neurotic person.
___________________________ 15. of, characterized by, or containing a pleasing melody; mellisonant; dulcet
___________________________ 16. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping; pitched; inclined
___________________________ 17. a story, theme, or personage that may or may not be factual, preserved in oral or written form as an embodiment of a people's ideals and accepted truths; mythos
___________________________ 18. of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate; average; medium
___________________________ 19. having or expressing a relatively low or moderate opinion of one's abilities, worth, importance, or the like; lowly; unassuming
___________________________ 20. sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness; heavyheartedness; gloom; depression
___________________________ 21. unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually fol. by of or to); forgetful
___________________________ 22. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate; alleviate; mollify
___________________________ 23. 3. to meditate on; deliberate; turn over
___________________________ 24. that which poses a danger or threatens injury or harm; threat.
___________________________ 25. to manage, influence, or use skillfully to achieve a desired end; ply; wield; maneuver