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mausoleum
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n. monumental tomb
the body was placed in the family mausoleum |
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mauve
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adj. pale purple
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maverick
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n. rebel; nonconformist
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mawkish
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adj. mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin
the couple was always mawkish |
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maxim
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n. proverb; a truth pithily stated
Aesop's fables illustrate moral maxims |
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mayhem
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n. injury to body
there was much mayhem during the riot |
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medium
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n. element that is a creature's natural environment;
nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise dophins in their medium culture medium Film was Anna's medium she never watched TV - she despised the medium strike a happy medium |
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meek
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adj. submissive; patient and long-suffering
he never suspected her meek daughter to elope with the man |
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megalomania
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n. mania for doing grandiose things
Developers who spend millions trying to build the world's tallest skyscraper suffer from megalomania |
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melee
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n. fight
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mellifluous
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adj. sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious
Italian is a mellifluous language |
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memento
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n. token; reminder
Take this book as a memento of your visit |
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memorialize
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v. commemorate
Let us memorialize his great contribution by... |
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menagerie
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n. collection of wild animals
The mom shouted at the kids, "i'm not running a managerie!" |
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mendacious
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adj. lying; habitually dishonest
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mendicant
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n. beggar
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menial
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adj. suitable for servants; lowly; mean
menial tasks |
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mercantile
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adj. concerning trade
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mercenary
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adj. motivated solely by money or gain
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mercurial
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adj. capricious; changing; fickle
he was mercurial and therefore unreliable |
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meretricious
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adj. flashy; tawdry
Her jewels were inexpensive but not meretricious |
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metallurgical
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adj. pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores
During his metallurgical research |
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metaphysical
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adj. pertaining to speculative philosophy
metaphysical poets |
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mete
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v. measure; distribute
He tried to be impartial in his efforts to mete out justice |
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meteoric
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adj. swift; momentarily brilliant
We all wondered at his meteoric rise to fame |
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mediate
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v. settle a dispute through an outsider
mediate a dispute |
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mettle
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n. courage; spirit
the race horse proved its mettle |
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miasma
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n. swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
the smog over London was a visibal miasma |
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microcosm
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n. small world; the world in miniature
The village community that Jane Austen depicts serves as a microcosm of English society in her time |
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migrant
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adj. changing its habitat; wandering
These migrant birds return every Spring. |
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milieu
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n. environment; means of expression
the country boy felt out of his milieu in NYC his proper milieu is watercolor |
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militant
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adj. combative; bellicose
militant attitude |
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militate
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v. work against
Your record of tardiness will militate against your chances of promotion |
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minatory
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adj. menacing; threatening
the witch jabbed a minatory finger at the little girl |
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mincing
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adj. affectedly dainty
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minion
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n. a servile dependent
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minutiae
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n. petty details
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mirage
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n. unreal reflection; optical illusion
mirage in the desert |
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mire
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v. entangle; stick in swampy ground
The rear wheels became mired in mud. |
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mirth
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n. merriment; laughter
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misadventure
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n. mischance; ill luck
The young explorer met death by misadventure |
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misanthrope
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n. one who hates mankind.
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misapprehension
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n. error; misunderstanding
To avoid misapprehension... |
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miscellany
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n. mixture of writings on various subjects
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mischance
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n. ill luck
By mischnance, he lost his wallet |
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miscreant
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n. wretch; villain
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misdemeanor
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n. minor crime
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misgivings
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n. doubts
we all have our misgivings |
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mishap
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n. accident
with a little care, you could have avoided this mishap |
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misnomer
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n. wrong name; incorrect designation
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