| Term | Definition |
|---|
| misogamy | hatred of marriage |
| misogynist | hater of woman; CF. misogyny |
| missile | object to be thrown or projected |
| n missive | letter, esp a long or official; written statement; CF. sent |
| n mite | very small object or insect-like creature; small coin |
| mitigate | appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity |
| n mnemonic | pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid |
| mobile | movable; not fixed; N. mobility |
| n mock | ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision |
| mode | prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life |
| n modicum | limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate |
| n modish | fashionable; conforming to the current fashion |
| n modulate | tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G |
| n mogul | powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian |
| molecule | the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance |
| n mollify | soothe an angry person |
| n mollycoddle | pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively |
| n molt(moult) | periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth) |
| n molten | melted; Ex. molten lava |
| momentous | very important; N. moment; CF. momentary |
| momentum | quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force |
| monarchy | government under a single ruler |
| monastic | related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns |
| monetary | pertaining to money |
| monochromatic | having only one color |
| s monochrome | painting in only one color; ADJ. |
| s monogram | design composed of one or more initials of a name; V. |
| s monograph | scholarly article |
| n monolithic | solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| monotony | sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone |
| n monumental | massive; impressively large; built as a monument |
| n moodiness | fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood: state of mind or emotion |
| n moratorium | legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses |
| n morbid | given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease |
| n mordant | biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit |
| n mores | conventions; moral standards; moral customs |
| n moribund | dying; at the point of death; CF. death |
| n morose | ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy |
| n mortician | undertaker; CF. death |
| s undertaker | funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials |
| n mortify | humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die |
| mosaic | picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ. |
| n mote | small speck (esp. of dust) |
| s speck | small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye |
| n motif | theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure |
| n motility | ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously |
| n motley | multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts) |
| s motto | brief statement used to express a principle |
| n mottled | blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors |
| s blotch | spot; blot; CF. blot+botch |
| s blemish | mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished |
| n mountebank | charlatan; boastful pretender |
| s peddle | travel about selling (wares); CF. foot |
| n muddle | confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion |
| n muggy | (of weather) warm and damp |
| n mulct | defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy |
| n multifarious | varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities |
| multiform | having many forms |
| multilingual | having many languages; fluent in several languages |
| multiplicity | state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element |
| n mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world |
| n munificent | very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience |
| n mural | wall painting |
| n murky | dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom |
| n muse | ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet) |
| n musky | having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer |
| n muster | gather; assemble (troops); Ex. muster up one's strength for the ordeal; N. |
| n musty | stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist |
| mutablility | ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant |
| muted | silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise |
| s mute | silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of |
| n mutilate | maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part |
| n mutinous | unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer |
| n myopic | nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia |
| n myriad | very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand |
| n nadir | lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith |
| naivet\'e(naivety) | quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na\"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous |
| narcissist | conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus |
| narrative | related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration |
| n nascent | incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music |
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