M Flashcards
Machination
Scheming activity for an evil purpose
Magnanimous
Forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous
Magnate
A rich, powerful, or very successful business-person
Malaise
A feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness
Malfeasance
An illegal act, especially by a public official
Malignant
Causing harm
Malinger
To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work
Malleable
Easy to shape or bend
Mandate
A command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election
Manifest
Visible; evident
Manifesto
A public declaration of beliefs or principles, usually political ones
Marshal
To arrange in order; to gather together for the purpose of doing something
Martial
Warlike; having to do with combat
Martyr
Someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause, especially a religious one; one who suffers for a cause; one who makes a show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy
Matriculate
To enroll, especially at a college
Maudlin
Silly and overly sentimental