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malignant
adj. deadly, lethal, malevolent

eg. a malignant disease
lumber
v. move heavily and clumsily

eg. The huge convoy of trucks lumbered out of the city.
magniloquent
adj. rhetorical, boastful, pompous, bombastic, grandiloquent

eg. the magniloquent speech of the defense attorney
matrix
n. womb, source, genesis, provenance
(cai' no^i, bao` thai)

eg. the European cultural matrix
manacle
v. restrain, shackle, handcuff (cong` so 8), fetter, (pillory)

eg. The police immediately manacled the prisoner
lout
n. clumsy person

eg. the delivery boy is an awkward lout
low
v. make a deep sound (of cow), moo

eg. They could barely hear the cattle low in the distance
lucid
adj. clear, easily understood, lipid, perspicuous

eg. a lucid style / explanation
lucrative
adj. profitable

eg. He turned his hobby into a lucrative profession
lucre
n. money

eg. the lure of filthy lucre
ludicrous
adj. ridiculous, absurd, preposterous, deritory, farcial

eg. He is paid a ludicrous amount of money.
lugubrious
adj. sad and serious, mournful, doleful

eg. The lugubrious howling of the dogs added to our sadness
lull
n. a calm period

eg. the lull before the storm
lumen
n. unit for measuring light energy

eg. light bulbs are measured in lumen
luminary
n. very important person, eminence, magnate, tycoon

eg. He has played with all the great jazz luminaries.
luminous
adj. shining, very bright, gaudy, garish

eg. They painted the door a luminous green
lunge
v. suddenly move, rush, hurtle

eg. She lunged forward and snatched the letter from me.
lurid
adj. shocking, gruesome, gristly, ghastly

eg. The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.
lurk
v. wait somewhere secretively

eg. A crocodile was lurking just below the surface.
luscious
adj. delicious, sexual, yummy, scrumtious

eg. luscious fruit/young girl
luster
n. shine, gloss, glimmer

eg. The shell had a beautiful pearly luster
lustrous
adj. shining and soft, glossy

eg. thick lustrous hair
macabre
adj. gruesome, gristly, shocking, lurid

eg. a macabre tale / joke / ritual
macerate
v. soften by soaking in liquid, steep

eg. the strawberries began to macerate after soaking in champagne
Machiavellian
adj. cunning, shrewd, (willy)

eg. Machiavellian manipulation
machinations
n. evil plots, artifice, maneuver, intrigue

eg. I don’t want to get involved in all his machinations.
maculated
adj. spotted, stained (dirty mark that is difficult to remove), tarnished, sully
maelstrom
n. whirlpool, uproar, vortex

eg. They were being sucked into the maelstrom of war.
magnate
n. VIP, influenced person, luminary, baron, tycoon

eg. a coal/shipping/land magnate
magnitude
n. greatness, extent

eg. We did not realize the magnitude of the problem
maim
v. injure sb seriously, incapacitate, mutilate, wreak

eg. Hundreds of people are killed or maimed in car accidents every week
maladroit
adj. clumsy, adroit, tactless, inept

eg. Both parties are unhappy about the maladroit handling of the whole affair.
malaise
n. unease, distress, depression, anxiety

eg. a serious malaise among the staff
malady
n. illness, a serious problem, (strife)

eg. Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society.
malapropism
n. comic misuse of a word

eg. she confused "allegory" and "alligator" in a typical malapropism
malediction
n. curse

eg. the wicked queen cried out in rage and uttered dreadful maledictions
malefactor
n. criminal, immoral person, libertine, lechery

eg. The mystic hero will hunt down the malefactors
malevolent
adj. malicious, wicked, nefarious

eg. malevolent intentions / thoughts
malfeasance
n. wrongdoing, misbehavior (of a public offcial)
malicious
adj. malevolent, wicked, spiteful, vindictive

eg. malicious gossip / lies / rumours
malign
v. slander, defame, libel, traduce

eg. She feels she has been much maligned by the press
malingerer
n. one who feign illness to escape duty

eg. we need to punish all these malingerers
malleable
adj. ductile, easily shaped (metals), flexible, pliant, tensile, tractile

eg. Gold is a malleable metal
malodorous
adj. stinky, fetid, funky, musty, rancid

ant. aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, savory
mandate
v. order, charge, foist

eg. The law mandates that imported goods should be examined clearly
mangy
adj. related to skin disease (animal)

eg. a mangy dog
maniacal
adj. raging mad, insane, violent

eg. maniacal laughter
manifest
adj. clear, obvious, explicit, lucid, limpid, unequivocal

eg. The anger he felt is manifest in his paintings.
manifestation
n. indication, demonstration

eg. The riots are a clear manifestation of the people’s discontent
manifesto
n. declaration, statement of policy

eg. an election manifesto
manifold
adj. numerous, varied, myriad, scad

eg. Manifold examples of her work have been preserved in the city archives.
manipulate
v. control or operate artfully

eg. Computers are very efficient at manipulating information.
mannered
adj. affected, unnatural

eg. His writing style is far too mannered and self-conscious
manumit
v. emancipate, free from slavery

eg. Enlightened owners were willing to manumit their slaves
marred
adj. damage, ruin, vitiate, multilate

eg. The game was marred by the behavior of drunken fans.
marshal
adj. gather and organize, muster, allign

eg. They have begun marshalling forces to send relief to the hurricane victims
marsupial
adj. any Australian animal that carries its young in a pocket of skin

eg. Kangaroos and koalas are marsupials
martinet
n. a very strict ruler, disciplinarian
martial
adj. connected with fighting, warlike, bellicose, pugnacity

eg. martial music is used to encourage the spirit of soldiers
martyr
n. sacrificing person for religious or political belief

eg. the early Christian martyrs
masticate
v. chew

eg. masticate carefully in order to avoid digestive disorders
matriculate
v. enroll in a school

eg. She matriculated in 1968.
maudlin
adj. effusively sentimental, mushy

eg. He gets very maudlin after a few drinks.
maul
v. handle violently (touch, criticize)

eg. She was mauled by guards at the border.
malcontent
n. troublemaker, instigator, dissatisfied person

eg. The strike was engineered by a handful of malcontents.
matriarch
n. woman who rules a family or larger social group
masochist
n. person who enjoys painful or unpleasant conditions

eg. Anyone who goes jogging for two hours a day must be a masochist
maritime
adj. connected with the sea or ship


eg. The maritime province depends on the sea for their wealth
mandatory
adj. compulsory, obligatory
mammoth
adj. gigantic, colossal
magnanimity
n. generosity, kindness
madrigal
n. old/folk song for several singers
mace
n. ceremonial staff, club-like weapon
luxuriant
adj. abundant, rich and splendid



eg. the poet’s luxuriant imagery
lunar
adj. pertaining to the moon
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