M-M

Question 1

Macerate

Answer 1

chop into tiny pieces

Question 2

Machinations

Answer 2

schemes; plots and plans

Question 3

Maculated

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spotted

Question 4

Maelstrom

Answer 4

whirlpool; storm in the ocean

Question 5

Magnanimous

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generous; big-hearted

Question 6

Magnate

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powerful businessman

Question 7

Maladroit

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clumsy; unskillful

Question 8

Malady

Answer 8

illness

Question 9

Malapropism

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The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

Question 10

Malediction

Answer 10

a curse

Question 11

Malefactor

Answer 11

a wrong-doer

Question 12

Malevolent

Answer 12

having evil intensions

Question 13

Malign

Answer 13

malevolent; slander

Question 14

Malinger

Answer 14

deliberately avoid work; shirk

Question 15

Malingerer

Answer 15

person who deliberately tries to avoid work

Question 16

Malleable

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flexible; can be shaped

Question 17

Mallet

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1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo

Question 18

Manipulatable

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influencable; controllable

Question 19

Manipulative

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scheming

Question 20

Mannered

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stylized; pretentious

Question 21

Marred

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damaged; spoiled

Question 22

Marshal

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to gather together

Question 23

Marsupial

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pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)

Question 24

Martinet

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person who believes in strict discipline

Question 25

Masochist

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person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself

Question 26

Matriarchy

Answer 26

society governed by women

Question 27

Maudlin

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sad; sentimental; inclined to weep

Question 28

Maverick

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rebel; nonconformist; a loner

Question 29

Meager

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in short supply

Question 30

Meander

Answer 30

wander from side to side; A bend or curve- as in a stream or river

Question 31

Mellow

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soft; melodious; ripe

Question 32

Menagerie

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collection of animals

Question 33

Mendacious

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lying; false

Question 34

Mercenary

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concerned only with money or gain

Question 35

Mercurial

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volatile; changeable

Question 36

Meretricious

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falsely attractive; tawdry

Question 37

Merge

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come together

Question 38

Metaphorically

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symbolically; figuratively

Question 39

Meticulous

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very careful; painstaking

Question 40

Mettle

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courage; bravery; valor

Question 41

Mettlesome

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spirited [mettle (n)]

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Milieu

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environment

Question 43

Milk

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to squeeze; obtain by application of pressure

Question 44

Millinery

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Shop selling women's hats

Question 45

Minatory

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threatening

Question 46

Mince

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1. chop into small pieces; 2. walk with tiny steps- 3. speak in an affected manner

Question 47

Minion

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underling; servant

Question 48

Minutiae

Answer 48

small details

Question 49

Mire

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swamp; muddy ground

Question 50

Misanthrope

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hater of the rest of mankind

Question 51

Misconstrue

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Interpret in the wrong way

Question 52

Misnomer

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wrong name

Question 53

Misogynist

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hater of women

Question 54

Misrepresentation

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deliberately deceiving

Question 55

Mitigate

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lessen; make less severe

Question 56

Mitigation

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making less severe [mitigate (v)]

Question 57

Modest

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1. bashful; unpretentious; 2. not excessive

Question 58

Modicum

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small amount

Question 59

Momentous

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very important

Question 60

Monolithic

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united in purpose; forming a single unit

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Monotonous

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dull; unvarying

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Moralistic

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concerned with morals [moralize (v)]

Question 63

Moratorium

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temporary prohibition or halt to activity

Question 64

Moribund

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on the point of death

Question 65

Morose

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gloomy; bad tempered

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Mundane

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ordinary; worldly

Question 67

Munificent

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generous; charitable

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Muse

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1. think; meditate (v); 2. a source of inspiration (n) [in mythology- a goddess who gives inspiration]

Question 69

Mutinous

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very rebellious

Question 70

Myriad

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in large numbers