Difficult Words -M Flashcards

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Machination

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a plot or scheme
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Magnanimous

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generous orforgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person.

“she should be magnanimous in victory”

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Magnate

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awealthyand influentialbusinessmanorbusinesswoman.

“a property magnate

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Malaise

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Malaise isa general feeling of discomfort, illness, or lack of well-being

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Malfeasance

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Wrongdoing especially by a public official

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Malinger

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pretend to be ill in order to escape duty or work.

“while some thought I was malingering, they couldn’t see the pain I dealt with”

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Malleable

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easily influenced; pliable.

“they are as malleable and easily led as sheep

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Mandate

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an official order or commission to do something.

“a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners”

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Manifest

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to show something clearly, through signs or actions

The workers chose to manifest their dissatisfaction in a series of strikes. manifest itself in/as The illness first manifested itself in/as severe stomach pains.

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Manifesto

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a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.

“he may fudge key issues in the Labour manifesto”

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Marshal

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assemble and arrange (a group of people, especiallytroops) in order.

“the general marshalled his troops

an officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countries.

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Martial

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relating to fighting or war.

“martial bravery”

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Martyr

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a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.

“the first Christian martyr”

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Matriculate

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be enrolled at a college or university.

“they had recently matriculated as undergraduates at Jesus College”

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Maudlin

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Highly sentimental

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Maverick

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anunorthodoxor independent-minded person.

“he’s the maverick of the fashion scene”

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Maxim

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a short,pithystatement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

“the maxim that actions speak louder than words”

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Mediate

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intervenein a dispute in order to bring about an agreement orreconciliation.

“Wilson attempted tomediate betweenthe powers to end the war”

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Mellifluous

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(of a sound)pleasinglysmooth and musical to hear.

“her low mellifluous voice”

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Mendacious

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not telling the truth; lying.

“mendacious propaganda”

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Mendicant

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one who lives by begging

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Mentor

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an experienced and trusted adviser.

“he was her friend and mentor until his death

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Mercenary

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primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

“the crime was committed out of mercenary motives”

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Mercurial

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subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

“his mercurial temperament”

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Metamorphosis

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a change of form, structure, or substance especially by witchcraft or magic

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Microcosm

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asmallplace,society, orsituationthat has the samecharacteristicsas something muchlarger:

Theaudiencewasselectedtocreatea microcosmofAmericansociety.

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Milieu

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a person’s social environment.

“Gregory came from the same aristocratic milieu as Sidonius”

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Miniscule

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extremely small; tiny.

“a minuscule fragment of DNA”

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Mitigate

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make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.

“drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem”

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Mollify

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appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).

“nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists”

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Monolithic

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formed of a single large block of stone

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Moribund

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(of a person) at the point of death.

“on examination she was moribund and dehydrated”

Dying or declining

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Morose

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sullen and ill-tempered.

“she was morose and silent when she got home”

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Mortify

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cause (someone) to feel veryembarrassedorashamed.

“he was suitably mortified by his own idiocy”

subdue (the body or its needs and desires) byself-denialor discipline.

“they wish to return to heaven bymortifying the flesh”

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Mundane

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lacking interest or excitement; dull.

“his mundane, humdrum existence”

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Munificent

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characterized by or displaying greatgenerosity

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Myriad

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a countless or extremely great number of people or things.

“there’sa myriad ofislands to explore”