Matriculate-Myriad Flashcards
(26 cards)
Maudlin
Silly and overly sentimental
Matriculate
To enroll, especially into college
Maverick
A nonconformist
A rebel
Maxim
A fundamental principle
An old saying
Mediate
To help settle differences
Mellifluous
Sweetly flowing
Mendacious
Lying
Dishonest
Mendicant
A beggar
Mentor
A teacher, tutor, counselor or coach , especially in business
An experienced person who shows an inexperienced person the ropes
Mercenary
A hired soldier
Someone who will do anything for money
Mercurial
Emotionally unpredictable
Rapidly changing in mood
Metamorphosis
A magical change in form
A striking sudden change
Microcosm
The work in miniature
Milieu
Environment
Surroundings
Minuscule
Very tiny
Misanthropic
Hating mankind
Mitigate
To moderate the effect of something
Mollify
To soften
To soothe
I pacify
Monolithic
Massive
Solid
Uniform
Unyielding
Moribund
Dying
Morose
Gloomy
Sullen
Mortify
To humiliate
Mundane
Ordinary
Pretty boring
Not heavenly and eternal
Munificent
Very generous
Lavish