| front |
back |
revisions |
lasted changed by |
history |
| maul |
v. handle violently (touch, criticize)
eg. She was mauled by guards at the border. |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:51:17 GMT |
 |
| maudlin |
adj. effusively sentimental, mushy
eg. He gets very maudlin after a few drinks. |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:53:05 GMT |
|
| matrix |
n. womb, source, genesis, provenance
(cai' no^i, bao` thai)
eg. the European cultural matrix |
4 |
thangtt_teet Fri, 21 May 2010 14:33:26 GMT |
|
| matriculate |
v. enroll in a school
eg. She matriculated in 1968. |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:57:16 GMT |
|
| matriarch |
n. woman who rules a family or larger social group |
0 |
thangtt_teet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:51:37 GMT |
|
| masticate |
v. chew
eg. masticate carefully in order to avoid digestive disorders |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:57:22 GMT |
|
| masochist |
n. person who enjoys painful or unpleasant conditions
eg. Anyone who goes jogging for two hours a day must be a masochist |
0 |
thangtt_teet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:51:37 GMT |
|
| martyr |
n. sacrificing person for religious or political belief
eg. the early Christian martyrs |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:57:56 GMT |
|
| martinet |
n. a very strict ruler, disciplinarian |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:59:08 GMT |
|
| martial |
adj. connected with fighting, warlike, bellicose, pugnacity
eg. martial music is used to encourage the spirit of soldiers |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:58:48 GMT |
|
| marsupial |
adj. any Australian animal that carries its young in a pocket of skin
eg. Kangaroos and koalas are marsupials |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:59:17 GMT |
|
| marshal |
adj. gather and organize, muster, allign
eg. They have begun marshalling forces to send relief to the hurricane victims |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:01:45 GMT |
|
| marred |
adj. damage, ruin, vitiate, multilate
eg. The game was marred by the behavior of drunken fans. |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:02:31 GMT |
|
| maritime |
adj. connected with the sea or ship
eg. The maritime province depends on the sea for their wealth |
0 |
thangtt_teet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:34:07 GMT |
|
| manumit |
v. emancipate, free from slavery
eg. Enlightened owners were willing to manumit their slaves |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:03:50 GMT |
|
| mannered |
adj. affected, unnatural
eg. His writing style is far too mannered and self-conscious |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:03:57 GMT |
|
| manipulate |
v. control or operate artfully
eg. Computers are very efficient at manipulating information. |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:04:04 GMT |
|
| manifold |
adj. numerous, varied, myriad, scad
eg. Manifold examples of her work have been preserved in the city archives. |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:04:36 GMT |
|
| manifesto |
n. declaration, statement of policy
eg. an election manifesto |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:04:42 GMT |
|
| manifestation |
n. indication, demonstration
eg. The riots are a clear manifestation of the people’s discontent |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:04:48 GMT |
|
| manifest |
adj. clear, obvious, explicit, lucid, limpid, unequivocal
eg. The anger he felt is manifest in his paintings. |
4 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:05:05 GMT |
|
| maniacal |
adj. raging mad, insane, violent
eg. maniacal laughter |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:05:15 GMT |
|
| mangy |
adj. related to skin disease (animal)
eg. a mangy dog |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:05:19 GMT |
|
| mandatory |
adj. compulsory, obligatory |
0 |
thangtt_teet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:34:32 GMT |
|
| mandate |
v. order, charge, foist
eg. The law mandates that imported goods should be examined clearly |
3 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:06:02 GMT |
|
| manacle |
v. restrain, shackle, handcuff (cong` so 8), fetter, (pillory)
eg. The police immediately manacled the prisoner |
3 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:31:32 GMT |
|
| mammoth |
adj. gigantic, colossal |
0 |
thangtt_teet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:34:32 GMT |
|
| malodorous |
adj. stinky, fetid, funky, musty, rancid
ant. aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, savory |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:08:39 GMT |
|
| malleable |
adj. ductile, easily shaped (metals), flexible, pliant, tensile, tractile
eg. Gold is a malleable metal |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:09:17 GMT |
|
| malingerer |
n. one who feign illness to escape duty
eg. we need to punish all these malingerers |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:09:28 GMT |
|
| malignant |
adj. deadly, lethal, malevolent
eg. a malignant disease |
3 |
thangtt_teet Fri, 21 May 2010 14:44:09 GMT |
|
| malign |
v. slander, defame, libel, traduce
eg. She feels she has been much maligned by the press |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:10:44 GMT |
|
| malicious |
adj. malevolent, wicked, spiteful, vindictive
eg. malicious gossip / lies / rumours |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:11:48 GMT |
|
| malfeasance |
n. wrongdoing, misbehavior (of a public offcial) |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:12:31 GMT |
|
| malevolent |
adj. malicious, wicked, nefarious
eg. malevolent intentions / thoughts |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:12:43 GMT |
|
| malefactor |
n. criminal, immoral person, libertine, lechery
eg. The mystic hero will hunt down the malefactors |
3 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:12:49 GMT |
|
| malediction |
n. curse
eg. the wicked queen cried out in rage and uttered dreadful maledictions |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:12:55 GMT |
|
| malcontent |
n. troublemaker, instigator, dissatisfied person
eg. The strike was engineered by a handful of malcontents. |
2 |
thangtt_teet Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:46:34 GMT |
|
| malapropism |
n. comic misuse of a word
eg. she confused "allegory" and "alligator" in a typical malapropism |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:13:20 GMT |
|
| malaise |
n. unease, distress, depression, anxiety
eg. a serious malaise among the staff |
3 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:14:24 GMT |
|
| malady |
n. illness, a serious problem, (strife)
eg. Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society. |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:14:11 GMT |
|
| maladroit |
adj. clumsy, adroit, tactless, inept
eg. Both parties are unhappy about the maladroit handling of the whole affair. |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:16:37 GMT |
|
| maim |
v. injure sb seriously, incapacitate, mutilate, wreak
eg. Hundreds of people are killed or maimed in car accidents every week |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:16:50 GMT |
|
| magnitude |
n. greatness, extent
eg. We did not realize the magnitude of the problem |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:17:00 GMT |
|
| magniloquent |
adj. rhetorical, boastful, pompous, bombastic, grandiloquent
eg. the magniloquent speech of the defense attorney |
3 |
thangtt_teet Fri, 21 May 2010 14:35:01 GMT |
|
| magnate |
n. VIP, influenced person, luminary, baron, tycoon
eg. a coal/shipping/land magnate |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:18:26 GMT |
|
| magnanimity |
n. generosity, kindness |
0 |
thangtt_teet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:03:09 GMT |
|
| maelstrom |
n. whirlpool, uproar, vortex
eg. They were being sucked into the maelstrom of war. |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:19:34 GMT |
|
| madrigal |
n. old/folk song for several singers |
0 |
thangtt_teet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:55:46 GMT |
|
| maculated |
adj. spotted, stained (dirty mark that is difficult to remove), tarnished, sully |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:21:11 GMT |
|
| machinations |
n. evil plots, artifice, maneuver, intrigue
eg. I don’t want to get involved in all his machinations. |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:22:30 GMT |
|
| Machiavellian |
adj. cunning, shrewd, (willy)
eg. Machiavellian manipulation |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:23:14 GMT |
|
| macerate |
v. soften by soaking in liquid, steep
eg. the strawberries began to macerate after soaking in champagne |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:23:27 GMT |
|
| mace |
n. ceremonial staff, club-like weapon |
0 |
thangtt_teet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:46:49 GMT |
|
| macabre |
adj. gruesome, gristly, shocking, lurid
eg. a macabre tale / joke / ritual |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:23:41 GMT |
|
| luxuriant |
adj. abundant, rich and splendid
eg. the poet’s luxuriant imagery |
0 |
thangtt_teet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:38:41 GMT |
|
| lustrous |
adj. shining and soft, glossy
eg. thick lustrous hair |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:23:52 GMT |
|
| luster |
n. shine, gloss, glimmer
eg. The shell had a beautiful pearly luster |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:24:04 GMT |
|
| luscious |
adj. delicious, sexual, yummy, scrumtious
eg. luscious fruit/young girl |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:24:57 GMT |
|
| lurk |
v. wait somewhere secretively
eg. A crocodile was lurking just below the surface. |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:25:03 GMT |
|
| lurid |
adj. shocking, gruesome, gristly, ghastly
eg. The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder. |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:25:09 GMT |
|
| lunge |
v. suddenly move, rush, hurtle
eg. She lunged forward and snatched the letter from me. |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:25:14 GMT |
|
| lunar |
adj. pertaining to the moon |
0 |
thangtt_teet Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:31:21 GMT |
|
| luminous |
adj. shining, very bright, gaudy, garish
eg. They painted the door a luminous green |
3 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:25:27 GMT |
|
| luminary |
n. very important person, eminence, magnate, tycoon
eg. He has played with all the great jazz luminaries. |
2 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:25:55 GMT |
|
| lumen |
n. unit for measuring light energy
eg. light bulbs are measured in lumen |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:26:24 GMT |
|
| lumber |
v. move heavily and clumsily
eg. The huge convoy of trucks lumbered out of the city. |
2 |
thangtt_teet Fri, 21 May 2010 14:37:05 GMT |
|
| lull |
n. a calm period
eg. the lull before the storm |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:26:41 GMT |
|
| lugubrious |
adj. sad and serious, mournful, doleful
eg. The lugubrious howling of the dogs added to our sadness |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:26:51 GMT |
|
| ludicrous |
adj. ridiculous, absurd, preposterous, deritory, farcial
eg. He is paid a ludicrous amount of money. |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:28:12 GMT |
|
| lucre |
n. money
eg. the lure of filthy lucre |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:28:23 GMT |
|
| lucrative |
adj. profitable
eg. He turned his hobby into a lucrative profession |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:28:28 GMT |
|
| lucid |
adj. clear, easily understood, lipid, perspicuous
eg. a lucid style / explanation |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:29:01 GMT |
|
| low |
v. make a deep sound (of cow), moo
eg. They could barely hear the cattle low in the distance |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:29:08 GMT |
|
| lout |
n. clumsy person
eg. the delivery boy is an awkward lout |
1 |
thangtt_teet Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:29:17 GMT |
|
