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Question 1

mingle

Answer 1

mingle：social；混合，结合：mix

Question 2

minimize

Answer 2

将…减到最少：reduce to smallest；刻意低估：underestimate；表示鄙夷：scornfully low opinion

Question 3

mint

Answer 3

巨额：abundant amount；无损坏的：unmarred

Question 4

miniscule

Answer 4

极小的：very small

Question 5

minute

Answer 5

仔细的，谨小慎微的：careful scrutiny；小的，不重要的：of small importance

Question 6

minutia

Answer 6

次要的细节，小事：minor detail

Question 7

mirage

Answer 7

海市蜃楼，幻想：illusory

Question 8

mire

Answer 8

困境：difficult situation；使陷入困境，拖后腿：hold back

Question 9

mirth

Answer 9

欢乐，欢笑：gladness laughter

Question 10

misanthropic

Answer 10

反人类：deep distrust of human

Question 11

misbehaving

Answer 11

调皮的，行为不端的：childish misbehavior

Question 12

mischievous

Answer 12

调皮的，淘气的：naughty teasing；有害的：causing harm

Question 13

misconstrue

Answer 13

误解，曲解：mistake

Question 14

miscreant

Answer 14

恶棍，罪犯：behaves criminally

Question 15

misdemeanor

Answer 15

轻罪：crime less serious

Question 16

miserly

Answer 16

吝啬的：penuriousness

Question 17

misfortune

Answer 17

不幸：bad fortune

Question 18

misgiving

Answer 18

担忧，忧虑：doubt

Question 19

mishap

Answer 19

不幸之事：unfortunate

Question 20

misrepresent

Answer 20

误传，篡改：give misleading representation

Question 21

mite

Answer 21

微小的东西，很少的钱：small object

Question 22

mitigate

Answer 22

减轻痛苦，使缓和：less severe

Question 23

mobile

Answer 23

可移动的：capable moving；可变的：changeable

Question 24

mockery

Answer 24

鄙视，嘲弄：ridicule；以嘲笑为目的的模仿：derisive imitation

Question 25

moderate

Answer 25

使缓和：lessen intensify；适度的，中庸的：within limits

Question 26

modicum

Answer 26

少量：small portion

Question 27

mollify

Answer 27

平息，抚慰，缓和：calm

Question 28

mollycoddle

Answer 28

宠爱，溺爱：excessive indulgence

Question 29

molt

Answer 29

脱（羽、皮等）：shed feathers

Question 30

momentous

Answer 30

极重要的：utmost importance

Question 31

momentum

Answer 31

动力；冲力；势头：impetus

Question 32

mongrel

Answer 32

杂种的，混血儿的：mixed origin

Question 33

monochromatic

Answer 33

单色的：one color；单调无味的：lacking variety

Question 34

monologue

Answer 34

独白：by one actor

Question 35

monotonous

Answer 35

（声音）单调的：unvarying tone；清一色的，无聊的：tediously unvarying

Question 36

montage 

Answer 36

大杂烩：collection

Question 37

moratorium

Answer 37

延期，暂缓施行：suspension

Question 38

morbid

Answer 38

疾病的，疾病所致的：by disease；（思想性格）变态的：unwholesome thoughts

Question 39

mordant

Answer 39

尖酸刻薄的：biting caustic

Question 40

moribund

Answer 40

即将结束的，垂死的：approaching death；即将过时：obsolete

Question 41

morose

Answer 41

忧郁的：sullen, gloomy

Question 42

mosaic

Answer 42

综合物，马赛克般的东西：collection

Question 43

mosque

Answer 43

清真寺：worship Muslim

Question 44

moth-eaten

Answer 44

过时的：passed its time

Question 45

motile

Answer 45

能动的：movement

Question 46

motivate

Answer 46

刺激，激发：provide incentive

Question 47

motley

Answer 47

混杂的，富于变化的：variety

Question 48

mottle

Answer 48

标记上杂色斑点：mark spots

Question 49

motto

Answer 49

座右铭：guiding principle

Question 50

mournful

Answer 50

悲伤的：expressing sorrow