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Word Smart 17
Microcosm - Nuance
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English
10th Grade
02/12/2008

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Term
Microcosm
Definition
The world in miniature
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Milieu
Definition
Environment, surroundings
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Minuscule
Definition
Very tiny
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Misanthropic
Definition
Hating mankind
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Mitigate
Definition
To moderate the effect of something
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Mollify
Definition
To soften, to soothe, to pacify
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Monolithic
Definition
Massive, solid, uniform, and unyielding
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Moribund
Definition
Dying
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Morose
Definition
Gloomy, sullen
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Mortify
Definition
To humiliate
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Mundane
Definition
Ordinary, pretty boring, not heavenly and eternal
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Munificent
Definition
Very generous, lavish
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Myopia
Definition
Nearsightedness, lack of foresight
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Myriad
Definition
A huge number
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Narcissism
Definition
Excessive love of one's body or oneself
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Nebulous
Definition
Vague, hazy, indistinct
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Nefarious
Definition
Evil, flagrantly wicked
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Neologism
Definition
A new word or phrase, a new usage of a word
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Nepotism
Definition
Showing favoritism to friends or family in business or politics
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Nihilism
Definition
The belief that there are no values or morals in the universe
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Nominal
Definition
In name only, insignificant, A-OK (during rocket launches)
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Nostalgia
Definition
Sentimental longing for the past, homesickness
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Notorious
Definition
Famous for something bad
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Novel
Definition
New, original
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Noxious
Definition
Harmful, offensive
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Nuance
Definition
Subtle difference or distinction
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Root - Min
Definition
Small - minute, miniature; or to project, to hang over - eminent, imminent, prominent.
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Root - Mort
Definition
Death - immortal, morgue, morbid, mortify
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Root - Nec/nic/nox
Definition
Harm, death - innocent, noxious, obnoxious, innocuous
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Root - Nov/neo/nou
Definition
New - novice, novelty, novel, renovate, innovate
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