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mausoleum
monumental tomb
mauve
pale purple
maverick
rebel; nonconformist
mawkish
Excessively and objectionably sentimental; mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin
maxim
proverb; a truth pithily stated
mayhem
injury to body
meager
scanty; inadequate
mealymouthed
indirect in speech; hypocritical; evasive
meander
wind or turn in its course
meddlesome
interfering
mediate
settle a dispute through the service of an outsider
mediocre
ordinary; commonplace
meditation
reflection; thought
medium (1)
element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated
medium (2)
appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise
medley
mixture
meek
submissive; patient and long-suffering
megalomania
mania for doing grandiose things; An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions
melancholy
gloomy; morose; blue; Tending to promote sadness or gloom:
melee
fight
mellifluous
sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; pleasing to the ear
memento
token; reminder
memorialize
commemorate
menagerie
collection of wild animals
mendacious
lying; habitually dishonest
mendicant
beggar
menial
suitable for servant; lowly; mean
mentor
counselor; teacher
mercantile
concerning trade
mercenary
motivated solely by money or gain
mercurial
capricious; changing; fickle
meretricious
flashy; tawdry; Tastelessly showy
merger
combination (of two business corporations)
mesmerize
hypnotize
metallurgical
pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores
metamorphosis
change of form
metaphor
implied comparison
metaphysical
pertaining to speculative philosophy
mete
measure; distribute
meteoric
swift; momentarily brilliant
methodical
systematic
meticulous
excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
metropolis
large city
mettle
courage; spirit
miasma
swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
microcosm
small world; the world in miniature
migrant
changing its habitat; wondering
migratory
wandering
milieu
environment; means of expression
militant
combative; bellicose
militate
work against
millennium
thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity
mimicry
imitation
minatory
menacing; threatening
mincing
affectedly dainty
minion
servile dependent; An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant
minuscule
extremely small
minute
extremely small
minutiae
petty details
mirage
unreal reflection; optical illusion
mire
entangle; stick in a swampy ground
mirth
merriment; laughter
misadventure
mischance; ill luck
misanthrope
one who hate mankind
misapprehension
error; misunderstanding
miscellany
mixture of writings on various subjects
mischance
ill luck; An unfortunate occurrence; bad luck
misconstrue
interpret incorrectly; misjudge
miscreant
wretch; villain; evildoer
misdemeanor
minor crime
miserly
stingy; mean
misgivings
doubts
mishap
accident
misnomer
wrong name; incorrect designation
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