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mausoleum |
A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions. |
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mawkish |
Sickening or insipid. |
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maxim |
A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide. |
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maze |
A labyrinth. |
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mead |
A meadow. |
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meager |
scanty. |
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mealy-mouthed |
Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly. |
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meander |
To wind and turn while proceeding in a course. |
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mechanics |
The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of forces. |
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medallion |
A large medal. |
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meddlesome |
Interfering. |
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medial |
Of or pertaining to the middle. |
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mediate |
To effect by negotiating as an agent between parties. |
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medicine |
A substance possessing or reputed to possess curative or remedial properties. |
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medieval |
Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages. |
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mediocre |
Ordinary. |
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meditation |
The turning or revolving of a subject in the mind. |
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medley |
A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous whole. |
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meliorate |
To make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition. |
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mellifluous |
Sweetly or smoothly flowing. |
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melodious |
Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds. |
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melodrama |
A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents. |
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memento |
A souvenir. |
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memorable |
Noteworthy. |
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menace |
A threat. |
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menagerie |
A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition. |
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mendacious |
Untrue. |
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mendicant |
A beggar. |
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mentality |
Intellectuality. |
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mentor |
A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend. |
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mercantile |
Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial. |
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mercenary |
Greedy |
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merciful |
Disposed to pity and forgive. |
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merciless |
Cruel. |
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meretricious |
Alluring by false or gaudy show. |
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mesmerize |
To hypnotize. |
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messieurs |
pl. Gentlemen. |
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metal |
An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous. |
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metallurgy |
The art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by smelting. |
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metamorphosis |
A passing from one form or shape into another. |
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metaphor |
A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other. |
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metaphysical |
Philosophical. |
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metaphysician |
One skilled in metaphysics. |
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metaphysics |
The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any particular science. |
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mete |
To apportion. |
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metempsychosis |
Transition of the soul of a human being at death into another body, whether human or beast. |
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meticulous |
Over-cautious. |
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metonymy |
A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes. |
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metric |
Relating to measurement. |
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metronome |
An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music. |
