M Vocabulary Flashcards
Machiavellian
Crafty, double dealing
Machinations
Plot or schemes
Maelstrom
Whirlpool, turmoil
Magnanimity
Generosity, nobility
Malign
To speak evil of
Malinger
To feign illness to escape duty
Malleable
Capable of being shaped, impressionable
Maverick
Dissenter (person who disagrees with commonly help opinions/beliefs)
Megalomania
Delusions of power or importance
Menagerie
A variety of animals kept together
Mendacious
Dishonest
Mendicant
Beggar
Meretricious
Plausible but false, (vulgarly or cheaply showy)
Mesmerize
Hypnotize
Metamorphosis
Change, transformation
Metaphysics
Branch of philosophy that looks into the nature of reality
Meteorological
Concerned with the weather
Meticulous
Very careful, fastidious
Mettle
Courage, endurance
Mettlesome
Full of courage and fortitude, spirited
Microcosm
Small system having analogies to a larger system, small world
Militate
To work against
Minatory
Threatening, menacing
Minuscule
Very small
Minutia
Petty details
Misanthrope
One who hates humanity
Miscellany
Mixture of writings on various subjects
Miscreant
Villain, criminal
Misogynist
One who hates women
Mitigate
To cause to become less harsh, severe or painful. Alleviate
Mnemonic
Related to memory, assisting memory
Modicum
Limited quantity
Mollify
Soothe
Monolithic
Solid and uniform
Morose
Ill-humoured
Motley
Many coloured, made up many parts
Mundane
Worldly as opposed to spiritually
Multifarious
Diverse
