GRE Vocabulary

#641

mordant

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Her mordant humor made people laugh and feel uncomfortable.
2. The critic wrote a mordant review.
3. His mordant comment exposed the plan's weakness.

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#642

moribund

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The old industry is nearly moribund.
2. The club became moribund after most members left.
3. New investment may save the moribund company.

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#643

morose

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He became morose after losing his job.
2. The morose child sat alone.
3. Her morose mood lasted all afternoon.

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#644

morph

Verb

Example sentences

1. The small project began to morph into a large business.
2. The clouds seemed to morph into strange shapes.
3. His friendly smile can quickly morph into anger.

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#645

mulct

Verb

Example sentences

1. The dishonest lawyer tried to mulct clients of their money.
2. The fraud was designed to mulct elderly people.
3. They used hidden charges to mulct customers.

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#646

mundane

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The job includes many mundane tasks.
2. She found beauty in mundane daily life.
3. Their conversation remained mundane and uninteresting.

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#647

munificent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The school received a munificent gift from a former student.
2. The munificent king shared food with the poor.
3. Her munificent support kept the charity open.

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#648

muted

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The walls were painted in muted colors.
2. He gave a muted response to the news.
3. The celebration was muted because of the recent tragedy.

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#649

myopic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The company's myopic plan focused only on quick profit.
2. A myopic policy ignores future problems.
3. Without his glasses, he is highly myopic.

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#650

myriad

Noun

Example sentences

1. The city offers a myriad of cultural activities.
2. She faced a myriad of small problems.
3. A myriad of stars filled the sky.

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#651

nadir

Noun

Example sentences

1. Losing the final was the nadir of his career.
2. The economy reached its nadir during the crisis.
3. Her confidence was at its nadir after the failure.

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#652

negligible

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The difference between the two prices is negligible.
2. The medicine caused negligible side effects.
3. His contribution to the project was negligible.

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#653

nettlesome

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The team faced a nettlesome legal problem.
2. This nettlesome question has no easy answer.
3. A nettlesome neighbor complained every day.

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#654

noisome

Adjective

Example sentences

1. A noisome smell came from the dirty water.
2. The room was filled with noisome smoke.
3. They moved the noisome waste away from the homes.

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#655

nonchalant

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He seemed nonchalant about the important exam.
2. She gave a nonchalant shrug.
3. The thief tried to look nonchalant when the police arrived.

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#656

nonplussed

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The unexpected question left him nonplussed.
2. She looked nonplussed by the strange instructions.
3. We were nonplussed when both doors were locked.

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#657

nuance

Noun

Example sentences

1. She understood every nuance of his reply.
2. The translation lost an important nuance.
3. A small change in tone can add nuance to a sentence.

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#658

obdurate

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The obdurate leader refused to change his mind.
2. She remained obdurate despite the new evidence.
3. His obdurate attitude ended the discussion.

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#659

objurgate

Verb

Example sentences

1. The teacher began to objurgate the class for cheating.
2. Critics objurgate the company for its unsafe practices.
3. She chose not to objurgate him in public.

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#660

obliging

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The obliging neighbor helped us carry the boxes.
2. Staff at the hotel were friendly and obliging.
3. He is always obliging when someone needs help.

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