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mausoleum
n. building for dead bodies, tomb

eg. His body was placed in the royal mausoleum
maverick
n. rebel, weirder, nonconformist, (malcontent)

eg. a political maverick
meander
v. wander, change often in direction, ramble, weave

eg. The stream meanders slowly down to the sea.
meretricious
adj. seeming attractive, flashy, gilded, specious

eg. Her jewels were inexpensive but not meretricious.
meticulous
adj. excessively careful, fastidious, punctilious

eg. My father was meticulous about his appearance
mettle
n. courage, spirit, fortitude, (pluck, ardor, valor, stamina)

eg. The next game will be a real test of their mettle
migratory
adj. wandering, nomadic, (peripatetic)

eg. migratory birds is a harbinger of spring
militate
v. hinder, prevent, forcefully influence

eg. The supervisor’s presence militated against a relaxed atmosphere.
mimicry
n. imitation, parody, apery

eg. Parrots specialize in vocal mimicry
minatory
adj. threatening evil, baleful, ominous, sinister, baleful, menacing

eg. minatory words
mincing
adj. affected, not natural, stilted

eg. short mincing steps
miscellany
n. mixture, assortment, medley, garland

eg. This is an interesting miscellany of 19th century prose and poetry.
miscreant
n. immoral person, malefactor, reprobate, libertine
miserly
adj. mean, small (=paltry), mingy

eg. From being miserly, he became generous in his old age
misgivings
n. doubts, qualm, scruple, suspicion

eg. She decided to go despite her misgivings
misnomer
n. wrong name, incorrect word
misdemeanor
n. minor crime, bad but not serious, feeble

eg. youthful misdemeanors
misconstrue
v. misinterpret, misunderstand

eg. It is easy to misconstrue confidence as arrogance.
misadventure
n. mischance, mishap

eg. The young explorer met death by misadventure
mirth
n. laughter, happiness

eg. The performance produced much mirth among the audience
mire
n. an area of deep mud

eg. The wheels sank deeper into the mire
mirage
n. unreal reflection, optical illusion

eg. He was fooled by a mirage in the desert.
minutiae
n. very small detail

eg. She often ignored the minutiae of daily living
minute
adj. tiny, minuscule,paltry, exiguous

eg. minute differences of the twins
minuscule
adj. extremely small, minute

eg. minuscule change to win
minion
n. servant, subordinate

eg. While I was waiting to see him, a minion brought me some tea
militant
adj. using force to achieve your goal

eg. Some trade unions have a more militant approach to pay negotiations.
milieu
n. environment, background

eg. The findings of the report refer to a particular social and cultural milieu.
microcosm
n. small world

eg. The family is a microcosm of society
miasma
n. dirty and smelling air

eg. A miasma of stale alcohol hung around him
meteoric
adj. brilliant, quickly successful

eg. a meteoric rise to fame
mete
v. assign, give sb a punishment, measure

eg. Severe penalties were meted out by the court
mesmerize
v. hypnotize, fascinate

eg. They were mesmerized by her performance
mercurial
adj. capricious, fickle, whimsical, erratic

eg. Emily’s mercurial temperament made her husband difficult to live with
mercantile
adj. concerning trade, commercial

eg. mercantile export
menial
adj. not important and boring, low-paid

eg. menial tasks like cleaning the floor
menagerie
n. collection of wild animals

eg. The kids in that family are like a menagerie
memento
n. souvenir, reminder

eg. Take this book as a memento of your visit
mellifluous
adj. sweetly or smoothly flowing, melodious

eg. a softly mellifluous voice
melee
n. fight

eg. Several people were hurt in the melee
melancholy
adj. gloomy, mournful, somber, blue

eg. melancholy thoughts / memories
megalomania
n. mania/mental illness for doing grandiose things

eg. Developers who spend millions trying to build the tallest skyscraper suffer from megalomania.
meek
adj. compliant, gentle

eg. hey called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild
medley
n. mixture, assortment, miscellany

eg. a medley of flavors / smells /styles
meditation
n. thought

eg. She reached her decision only after much mediation
mediocre
adj. ordinary, commonplace

eg. a mediocre musician / talent / performance
mediate
v. settle the dispute, negotiate

eg. to mediate differences / disputes / problems
meddlesome
adj. interfering, involvement

eg. His marriage was suffering due to his meddlesome mother-in-law
mealymouthed
adj. indirect, roundabout, evasive, circumlocution

eg. mealymouthed comments
meager
adj. small in quantity, low in quality, iota, exiguous

eg. a meager diet of bread and water
mayhem
n. confusion and fear, shock

eg. It only takes a few stupid people to create mayhem in a crowd.
mawkish
adj. sentimental, maudlin

eg. a mawkish poem
mercenary
adj. only interested in money or gain, material

eg. She’s interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.
mishap
n. mischance, small accident, bad luck
mischance
n. bad luck, mishap, misadventure
misapprehension
n. misconception, misunderstanding

eg. I was under the misapprehension that the course was for complete beginners.
misanthrope
n. one who hates mankind
metropolis
n. large city
methodical
adj. systematic
metallurgical
adj. study about metal, removing metals from ores
merger
n. combination
medium
n. appropriate condition for creature, germ to live

eg. The bacteria were growing in a sugar medium
maxim
n. proverb, adage
mauve
adj. pale purple in color
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