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Kaplan Mini Dictionary I-M

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Moribund
Dying, decaying
Mordacious
Caustic, biting
Monolith
Large block of stone
Missive
A note or letter
Misnomer
An incorrent name or designation
Minatory
Menacing, threatening
Microcosm
Tiny system used as analogy for a larger system
Meretricious
Gaudy, falsely attractive
Mendicant
Beggar
Megalith
Huge stone used in prehistoric structures
Mawkish
Sickeningly sentimental
Matrilinear
Tracing anscestry through mother's line rather than father's
Masochist
One who enjoys pain or humiliation
Martinet
Strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules
Manumission
Release from slavery
Manifold
Diverse, varied; comprised of many parts
Malinger
To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
Malefactor
Evil-doer; culprit
Maladroit
Clumsy, tactless
Maelstrom
Whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
Macrocosm
System regarded as an entity within subsystems
Macrobiotics
Art of prolonging life by special diet of organic non-meat substances
Macabre
Gruesome, producing horror
Lurid
Harshly shocking, sensational; glowing
Lugubrious
Sorrowful, mournful
Livid
Discoloured from a bruise; reddened with anger
Lithe
Moving and bending with ease; graceful
Lissome
Easily flexed, limber, agile
Lionize
To treat as a celebrity
Liniment
Medinical liquid used externally to ease pain
Lien
Right to possess and sell the property of a debtor
Libinous
Lustful
Legerdemain
Trickery
Lassitude
Lethargy; sluggishness
Larder
Place where food is stored
Lapidary
Relating to precious stones
Languid
Lacking energy; indifferent, slow
Laggard
Dawdler, loafer, lazy person
Lachrymose
Tearful
Knell
Sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
Kismet
Fate
Jingoism
Beligerant support of one's country
Jibe
To shift suddenly from one side to another
Jaundiced
Affected by jaundice; prejudiced or embittered
Jangling
Clashing, jarring; harshly unpleasant (in sound)
Invidiuos
Likely to provoke ill-will, offensive
Inveterate
Confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted
Investiture
Ceremony conferring authority
Inveigh
Protest strongly
Invective
Verbal abuse
Intrepid
Fearless
Intimation
Clue, suggesstion
Interstice
A space between things
Interregnum
Interval between reigns
Internecine
Deadly to both sides
Interdict
To forbid, prohibit
Insuperable
Insurmountable, unconquerable
Insular
Isolated, detached
Inquest
Investigation; Court or legal proceeding
Injunction
Command, order
Ingress
Entrance
Ingratiate
To bring oneself purposely into one's good graces
Ingrate
Ungrateful person
Inexorable
Inflexible; unyielding
Induct
To place ceremoniously in office
Indigent
Very poor
Incursion
Sudden invasion
Inculpate
To blame; charge with a crime
Inculcate
To teach; impress in the mind
Incarnadine
Blood-red in color
Impugn
To call into question, attack verbally
Improvident
Without planning or foresight, negligent
Imprecation
Curse
Impolitic
Unwise
Implant
To set securely or deeply; to instill
Impecunious
Poor, having no money
Immure
To imprison
Imbue
To infuse; dye; wet, moisten
Illimitable
Limitless
Ignominious
Disgraceful and dihonorable
Ignoble
Dishonorable, not noble in character
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