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Lesson XXI
M,N,O words
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11th Grade
05/22/2011
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missive
 Definition
a long, official letter
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mitigate
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to lessen
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mollify
 Definition

to appease someone's anger or anxiety

 

to lessen or soften
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moot
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subject to debate, questionable
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morbid
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having a diseased quality

 

obsessed with disturbing things or death
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motley
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varied
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mundane
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monotonous
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munificent
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generous
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murky
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not clear
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nadir
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the lowest point
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nebulous
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hazy, unclear, in the form of a cloud
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naive
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innocent, not knowing much
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nefarious
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wicked or criminal
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niggardly
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stingy
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nocturnal
 Definition
most active at night
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nomadic
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mobile, travelers
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nominal
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relating to names, a role or status existing in name only
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nonchalance
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seeming not to care, acting calm or normal
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nonentity
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a nonimportant thing, nonexistent
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novice
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beginner
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obdurate
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stubborn, not wanting to change one's ways or opinions
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obese
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excessively large
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obliterate
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to destroy
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oblivion
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a state of being unaware or forgotten
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obloquy
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strong public criticism or abuse, disgrace
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