Vocab: M

Question 0

Machinations

Answer 0

Plots or schemes

Question 1

Machiavellian

Answer 1

Crafty; double- dealing

Question 2

Maelstrom

Answer 2

Whirlpool; turmoil

Question 3

Magnanimity

Answer 3

Generosity; nobility

Question 4

Malign

Answer 4

To speak evil of

Question 5

Malinger

Answer 5

To feign illness to escape duty

Question 6

Malleable

Answer 6

Capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

Question 7

Maverick

Answer 7

Dissenter

Question 8

Megalomania

Answer 8

Delusions of power or importance

Question 9

Menagerie

Answer 9

A variety of animals kept together

Question 10

Mendacious

Answer 10

Dishonest

Question 11

Mendicant

Answer 11

Beggar

Question 12

Meretricious

Answer 12

Gaudy; plausible buy false; specious

Question 13

Mesmerize

Answer 13

To hypnotize

Question 14

Metamorphosis

Answer 14

Change; transformation

Question 15

Metaphysics

Answer 15

A branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

Question 16

Meteorological

Answer 16

Concerned with the weather

Question 17

Meticulous

Answer 17

Very careful; fastidious

Question 18

Mettle

Answer 18

Courage; endurance

Question 19

Mettlesome

Answer 19

Full of courage and fortitude; spirited

Question 20

Microcosm

Answer 20

A small system having analogies to a larger system; small world

Question 21

Militate

Answer 21

To work against

Question 22

Minatory

Answer 22

Threatening; menacing

Question 23

Minuscule

Answer 23

Very small

Question 24

Minutia

Answer 24

Petty details

Question 25

Misanthrope

Answer 25

One who hates humanity

Question 26

Miscellany

Answer 26

Mixture of writings on various subjects

Question 27

Miscreant

Answer 27

Villian; criminal

Question 28

Misogynist

Answer 28

One who hates women

Question 29

Mitigate

Answer 29

To cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate

Question 30

Mnemonic

Answer 30

Related to memory; assisting memory

Question 31

Modicum

Answer 31

Limited quantity

Question 32

Mollify

Answer 32

To smoothe

Question 33

Monolithic

Answer 33

Solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole

Question 34

Morose

Answer 34

Ill-humored; sullen

Question 35

Motley

Answer 35

Many colored; made up of many parts

Question 36

Multifarious

Answer 36

Diverse

Question 37

Mundane

Answer 37

Worldy as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary