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Question 1

mayhem

\ˈmā-ˌhem\

Answer 1

D. maiming another person; violence or destruction

E. movies filled with murder and mayhem

Question 2

meander

\mē-ˈan-dər\

Answer 2

D. to wind or wander

E. The path meanders through the garden. / The conversation meandered on for hours.

Question 3

mecca

'me-kä\

Answer 3

D. a place that many people like to visit, especially for a particular reason

E. The coast is a mecca for tourists.

Question 4

mediate

\ˈmē-dē-ət\

Answer 4

D. to help two opposing side come to agreement

E. He has been appointed to mediate the dispute. / He is attempting to mediate a settlement between the company and the striking workers.

Question 5

mediocre

Answer 5

D. ordinary; average

Question 6

mélange

\mā-ˈläⁿzh\

Answer 6

D. a mixture

E. a mélange of architectural styles

Question 7

melee

\ˈmā-ˌlā\

Answer 7

D. a noisy fight among a lot of people

E. a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators

Question 8

meliorate

\ˈmēl-yə-ˌrāt\

Answer 8

D. to improve

E. regulations intended to meliorate the working conditions of migrant farm laborers

Question 9

mellifluous

\mə-ˈli-flū-əs\

Answer 9

D. sweet and smooth

E. a rich, mellifluous voice that gets her a lot of work in radio and TV commercials

Question 10

mendacious

\men-ˈdā-shəs\

Answer 10

D. lying (mend-fault, ex. amend: a-out + mend-fault = to put right)

E. The newspaper story was mendacious and hurtful.

Question 11

mendicant

\ˈmen-di-kənt\

Answer 11

D. a beggar

E. those wretched mendicants on the streets of Calcutta

Question 12

menial

\ˈmē-nē-əl\

Answer 12

D. pertaining to servants; servile

E. immigrants to that country faced fierce prejudice and could expect to find work only as menials / every command was obeyed in the menial manner of someone who seemed grateful just to be in the presence of a celebrity

Question 13

mentor

Answer 13

D. a wise advisor or teacher

Question 14

mercantile

\ˈmər-kən-ˌtēl\

Answer 14

D. pertaining to merchants or trade

E. mercantile system

Question 15

mercenary

Answer 15

D. motivated by money; greedy

E. they were a mercenary couple, who defined themselves not by what they were but by what they owned

Question 16

mercurial

(ˌ)mər-ˈkyu̇r-ē-əl\

Answer 16

D. like mercury; quick; changeable

E. the boss’s mood is so mercurial that we never know how he’s going to react to anything

Question 17

meretricious

\ˌmer-ə-ˈtri-shəs\

Answer 17

D. superficially alluring

E. the paradise they found was a piece of meretricious trash

Question 18

mesa

\ˈmā-sä\

Answer 18

D. a high, flat land with steep sides

E. a mesa in the Arizona desert

Question 19

metamorphosis

\ˌme-tə-ˈmȯr-fə-səs\

Answer 19

D. a change or transportation

E. We have watched her metamorphosis from a shy schoolgirl into a self-confident businesswoman.

Question 20

metaphysical

Answer 20

D. pertaining to the nature of being or reality

E. a metaphysical world of spirits / a work that deals with such metaphysical questions as the very nature of knowledge

Question 21

mete

\ˈmēt\

Answer 21

D. to distribute

E. mete out punishment

Question 22

maticulous

Answer 22

D. very careful about details

Question 23

mettle

\ˈme-təl\

Answer 23

D. quality of character (especially good character)

E. The competition will test her mettle. / gentlemen of brave mettle

Question 24

miasma

\mī-ˈaz-mä\

Answer 24

D. a vapor rising from a swamp (destructive & decease-causing)

E. a miasma of tobacco smoke / freed from the miasma of poverty

Question 25

mien \ˈmēn\

Answer 25

D. manner or bearing E. He has the mien of an ancient warrior. / the stern mien of the librarian suggested that she was not one to put up with any nonsense

Question 26

migrant

Answer 26

D. a person or an animal that moves from place to place

Question 27

militate \ˈmi-lə-ˌtāt\

Answer 27

D. to work (against) E. his boyish appearance militated against his getting an early promotion

Question 28

mimetic \-ˈme-tik\

Answer 28

D. imitative E. boys have a tendency toward mimetic behavior, often imitating their fathers at a fairly early age

Question 29

mimic

Answer 29

D. to imitate

Question 30

minatory \ˈmi-nə-ˌtȯr-ē\

Answer 30

D. threatening E. the novel's protagonist is haunted by a minatory black specter

Question 31

mincing \ˈmin(t)-siŋ\

Answer 31

D. acting overly dainty or elegant E. taking mincing steps

Question 32

minion

Answer 32

D. a favorite (follower); a subordinate E. most of the top appointments went to the new governor's personal minions and political cronies

Question 33

ministration

Answer 33

D. the carrying out of a minister;s duties; service

Question 34

minutiae (plur. of minutia) \-shē-ˌē\

Answer 34

D. minor details E. the minutiae of the contract

Question 35

misadventure

Answer 35

D. a bit of bad luck E. His vacation turned into a series of misadventures.

Question 36

misanthrope

Answer 36

D. one who dislikes other people E. a former misanthrope who now professes a newly discovered love of mankind

Question 37

misapprehension

Answer 37

D. misnderstanding

Question 38

miscegenation \(ˌ)mi-ˌse-jə-ˈnā-shən\

Answer 38

D. marriage between a man and a woman of different races

Question 39

miscellany \ˈmi-sə-ˌlā-nē\

Answer 39

D. a collection of varied things E. a miscellany of old toys

Question 40

misconstrue

Answer 40

D. to misinterpret E. He deliberately misconstrued everything I said. / It is easy to misconstrue confidence as arrogance.

Question 41

miscreant \ˈmis-krē-ənt\

Answer 41

D. an evil person E. He supports tough penalties against corporate miscreants. / halt, vile miscreant, and face justice!

Question 42

misdemeanor

Answer 42

D. an action that is bad or unacceptable, but not very serious E. youthful misdemeanours

Question 43

misgiving

Answer 43

D. a doubt or fear E. I felt some misgiving about his ability to do the job. / They regarded the plan with misgiving.

Question 44

mishap \ˈmis-ˌhap\

Answer 44

D. an unfortunate (hapless) accident E. We experienced the usual mishaps of a family vacation. / The fire was a tragic mishap that could have been prevented.

Question 45

misnomer \ˌmis-ˈnō-mər\

Answer 45

D. the wrong name applied to sth E. “International Airport” is something of a misnomer, since almost all the arriving and departing flights are local.

Question 46

misogynist \mə-ˈsä-jə-nist\

Answer 46

D. one who hates women (from greek root "misos", hate, and "gyne",women) E. hatred for men: misandry ("andr" for men) / fondness for women: philogyny