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Macerate

Soften by soaking in liquid

Machiavellian

Crafty, double dealing

Machinations

Schemes

Maculated

Spottef, stained

Madrigal

Pastoral song

Magnanimity

Generosity

Magniloquent

Boastful, pompous

Maladroit

Clumsy, bungling

Malaise

Uneasiness, ditress

Malapropism

Comic misuse of word

Malediction

Curse

Malefactor

Criminal

Malfeasance

Wrongdoing

Malodorous

Foul smelling

Manifest

Understandable, clear

Manifold

Numerous, varied

Mannered

Affected, not natural

Manumit

Emancipat, free from bondage

Marked

Noticible, targeted for vengeance

Martial

Warlike

Martinet

Strict disciplinarian

Masticate

Chew

Maudlin

Effusive ly sentimental

Mawkish

Sickening, insipid

Mayhem

Injury to the body

Mealymouthed

Indirect speech

Megalomania

Mania for doing gradisose things

Mellifluous

Flowing smoothly

Mendacious

Lying, false

Mendicant

Beggar

Mercantile

Concerning trade

Meretricious

Flashy, tawdry, falsely attractive

Metallulrgical

Pertaining to the removal of metal from ores

Metaphysical

Pertaining to speculative philosophy

Mete

Measure, dispute

Meteoric

Swift, momentarily brilliant

Mettle

Courage, spirit

Miasma

Swamp gas, heavy vaporous atmosphere, often eminating from decaying matter

Microcosm

Small world

Milieu

Enviromemt, means of expression

Mimitate

Work against

Millinery

Person who sells or makes women's hats

Minatory

Menacing, threatening

Mincing

Affectedly dainty

Minutiae

Petty detail

Mire

Entangled, stick in swampy ground

Misanthrope

One who hates humanity

Misapprehension

Error, misunderstanding

Mischance

Ill luck

Misnomer

Wrong name, incorrect designation

Misogamy

Hatred of marriage

Missive

Letter

Mitigate

Appease

Mode

Prevailing style

Modicum

Limited quantity

Modish

Fashionable

Modulation

Toning down, changing from one key to another

Mollify

Soothe

Mollycoddle

Pamper, indulge excessively

Monastic

Related to monks

Monolithic

Solidly uniform, unyielding

Monotheism

Belief in one god

Moratorium

Legal delay of payment

Mordant

Biting, sarcastic, stinging

Moribund

At the point of death

Mortify

Humiliate

Mote

Small speck

Motility

Ability to move spontaneously

Mottled

Spotted

Mountebank

Charlatan, boastful pretender

Mulct

Defraud a person of something

Multifarious

Varied, greatly diversified

Mundane

Worldly as opposed to spiritual

Munificent

Very generous

Musty

Stale, spoiled by old age

Mutable

Changing in form

Myopic

Nearsighted

Naider

Lowest point

Nascent

Incipient, coming into being

Natation

Swimming

Natty

Neatly or smartly dressed

Neologism

New or newly coined word or phrase

Neophyte

Recent convert, beginner

Nether

Lower

Nettle

Annoy, vex

Nexus

Connection

Nib

Break, pen point

Nicety

Precision, minute distinction

Niggardly

Manly stringy, parsimonious

Niggle

Spend to much time on minor points

Nihilism

Denial of traditional values

Nominal

In name only

Nonchalance

Indifference, lack of intrest

Noncommittal

Neutral, unpledged

Nonplus

Bring to halt by confusion

Nostrum

Questionable medicine

Nuible

Marriageable

Nugatory

Futile, worthless

Numismatist

Person who collects coins

Obdurate

Stubborn

Obeisance

Bow

Obloquy

Slander, disgrace, infamy

Obsequious

Sycophantic, servile, slavishly attentive

Obsequy

Funeral service

Obstetrician

Physician specializing in the delivery of babies

Obstreperous

Boisterous, noisy

Obviate

Make unnecessary, get rid of

Occident

The countries of the west

Occlude

Shut, close

Oculist

Physician who specializes in treatment of the eye

Odious

Hateful

Odium

Repungance, dislike

Officious

Meddlesome, excessively push in offering ones service

Oligarchy

Government by a few

Omnipotent

All-powerful

Onerous, onus

Burdensome

Opalescent

Iridescent

Oppeobrium

Infamy, vilification

Optimum

Most vavorable

Opus

Work

Oracular

Fortelling, mysterious

Oratorio

Dramatic poem set to music

Ordination

Ceremony confering holy orders

Ornithologist

Person who studies birds

Orthodox

Traditional, conservative in belief

Orthography

Correct spelling

Osseus, ossify

Made of bone, boney


Change or harden into bone

Ostensible


Ostentatious

Apperant, professed, pretend


Showy, trying to attract attention

Outrtip

Surpass, outdo

Outspoken

Candid, blunt

Overt

Open to view

Overweening

Presumptions

Overwrought

Extremely agitated, hysterical

Ovoid

Egg shaped

Mimesis

Imitation

Morass

An area of muddy or boggy ground