Vocabulary #14
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kimbabmonster on March 18, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 marplot | one who frustrates or ruins a plan or undertaking by meddling |
| martinet | 1: a strict disciplinarian 2: a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods |
| masticate | 1 : to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : CHEW 2 : to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading intransitive verb : CHEW |
| meniscus | 1 : a crescent or crescent-shaped body 2 : a concavo-convex lens 3 : the curved upper surface of a column of liquid 4 : a fibrous cartilage within a joint especially of the knee |
| metonymy | a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (as "crown" in "lands belonging to the crown") |
| miasma | 1 : a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease; also : a heavy vaporous emanation or atmosphere 2 : an influence or atmosphere that tends to deplete or corrupt |
| mien | 1: air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality : DEMEANOR 2: APPEARANCE, ASPECT |
| mimetic | 1 : IMITATIVE 2 : relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting mimicry |
| minatory | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; having a menacing quality |
| minx | a pert and saucy girl |
| modicum | a small or moderate or token amount |
| moil | to moisten or soil, to be agitated, to work hard (n) hard work |
| moot | (adj.) open to argument or debate, (n) a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise, (adj.) of no legal significance (as having been previously decided) , (v) think about carefully |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style; (n) a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing |
| motile | one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action, (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement |
| mugwump | a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics), someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884 |
| myrmidon | a follower who carries out orders without question, (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy |
| nabob | a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient), a governor in India during the Mogual empire |
| nadir | the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected; the lowest point |
| nascent | coming into being; in early developmental stages |
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