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QUICK REVIEW #57 M – N: SAT Words 163

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. monarch a. generous
2. monopoly b. pondering
3. morality c. goal
4. morose d. earthly
5. motivation e. rodent
6. motive f. showcase
7. muffle g. exclusive

8. mundane h. incitement
9. munificent i. gloomy
10. museum j. queen
11. musing k. stifle
12. muskrat l. rightness
mutter* (MUH dir) vi. 1. to speak in a low, indistinct voice; 2. to complain —vt.
to say something in low, often angry tones
• Neil tended to mutter, and it was necessary to pay very close attention to
make out what he was saying.
• Laura muttered to the floor cleaners about what a shabby job they had done.
• When Sebastian saw what he owed in income taxes for the year, he began
to mutter profanities.
[-ed, -ing] [Syn. murmur]
myriad (MI ree uhd) n. a very large number; countless; innumerable; a great
number of persons or things
• Look up in the sky on a clear night away from city lights, and you’ll find a
myriad of stars and other glowing bodies.
• Myriads of ocean worshippers flock to the seaside each summer.