M words

Question 1

majordomo

Answer 1

the chief steward of a large household.

Question 2

maladroit

Answer 2

ineffective or bungling; clumsy.

Question 3

malaprop

Answer 3

the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo “ (instead of flamenco).

Question 4

malice aforethought

Answer 4

the intention to kill or harm, which is held to distinguish unlawful killing from murder

Question 5

mammon

Answer 5

wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship and devotion. It was taken by medieval writers as the name of the devil of covetousness, and revived in this sense by Milton.

Question 6

manacle

Answer 6

a metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone’s hands or ankles.

Question 7

manitou

Answer 7

(among certain Algonquian Indians) a good or evil spirit as an object of reverence

Question 8

marina

Answer 8

a specially designed harbor with moorings for pleasure craft and small boats.

Question 9

marm

Answer 9

variant spelling of ma’am

Question 10

marmoreal

Answer 10

made of or likened to marble

Question 11

matinee

Answer 11

a performance in a theater or a showing of a movie that takes place in the daytime

Question 12

matrifocal

Answer 12

focused or centered on the mother

Question 13

maverick

Answer 13

an unorthodox or independent-minded person.

Question 14

mawkish

Answer 14

sentimental in a feeble or sickly way.

Question 15

maxim

Answer 15

a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct

Question 16

meager

Answer 16

(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.

Question 17

meander

Answer 17

to wander aimlessly

Question 18

measles

Answer 18

an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin, typically occurring in childhood.

Question 19

meek

Answer 19

spineless, giving in easily

Question 20

melancholy

Answer 20

sad, depressed, morose, despondent

Question 21

mélange

Answer 21

a mixture; a medley.

Question 22

meme

Answer 22

an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, esp. imitation.

Question 23

mercurial

Answer 23

(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

Question 24

meticulous

Answer 24

extremely careful and precise

Question 25

metrosexual

Answer 25

a young, urban, heterosexual male with liberal political views, an interest in fashion, and a refined sense of taste

Question 26

midriff

Answer 26

the region of the front of the body between the chest and the waist.

Question 27

mien

Answer 27

a person's look or manner, esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

Question 28

minutiae

Answer 28

the small, precise, or trivial details of something.

Question 29

misanthrope

Answer 29

a person who hates mankind

Question 30

miser

Answer 30

a person who saves money excessively, someone who is parsimonious or frugal

Question 31

mitigate

Answer 31

to relieve, lessen, alleviate, assuage

Question 32

mo

Answer 32

a short period of time

Question 33

moderate

Answer 33

to make less intense or severe

Question 34

moiety

Answer 34

each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided.

Question 35

mollify

Answer 35

to calm, comfort, appease

Question 36

monarch

Answer 36

a ruler (such as a king or queen)

Question 37

monotony

Answer 37

lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine.

Question 38

moribund

Answer 38

(of a person) at the point of death.

Question 39

morose

Answer 39

sad, sorrowful, melancholy, despondent

Question 40

mu

Answer 40

the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet

Question 41

multitudinous

Answer 41

very numerous

Question 42

mundane

Answer 42

ordinary; common place

Question 43

munificent

Answer 43

(of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.

Question 44

mush

Answer 44

A soft, wet, pulpy mass; or feeble sentimentality

Question 45

mutable

Answer 45

liable to change

Question 46

myriad

Answer 46

A countless or extremely great number