"M-" Vocabulary

Question 1

Magnanimity

Answer 1

The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart (n)

Question 2

Malevolent

Answer 2

Having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (adj)

Question 3

Malfeasance

Answer 3

The performance of a public official of an act that is harmful or illegal (n)

Question 4

Malinger

Answer 4

To feign illness so as to avoid work (v)

Question 5

Malleable

Answer 5

Capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced (adj)

Question 6

Martial

Answer 6

Associated with war and the armed forces (adj)

Question 7

Martinet

Answer 7

A rigid disciplinarian (n)

Question 8

Maunder

Answer 8

To talk or move aimlessly, mutter (v)

Question 9

Maverick

Answer 9

An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party (n)

Question 10

Melancholy

Answer 10

Tending toward sadness (adj)

Question 11

Mellifluous

Answer 11

Sweetly flowing, usually used to describe words or sounds (adj)

Question 12

Mendacity

Answer 12

The condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (n)

Question 13

Mendicant

Answer 13

A beggar (n)

Question 14

Mercurial

Answer 14

Characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood (adj)

Question 15

Meretricious

Answer 15

Tawdry, pretentious, attractive but false, showy (adj)

Question 16

Meticulous

Answer 16

Characterized by extreme care and precision, attentive to detail (adj)

Question 17

Mettlesome

Answer 17

Courageous; high-spirited (adj)

Question 18

Militate

Answer 18

To have weight or bearing on, to argue (v)

Question 19

Milk

Answer 19

To exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of (v)

Question 20

Minatory

Answer 20

Menacing, threatening (adj)

Question 21

Mince

Answer 21

Pronounce or speak affectedly or too carefully, take tiny steps, tiptoe (v)

Question 22

Misanthrope

Answer 22

One who hates humankind (n)

Question 23

Misogynist

Answer 23

One who hates women (n)

Question 24

Mitigate

Answer 24

To make or become less severe or intense (v)

Question 25

Mollify

Answer 25

To calm or sooth, reduce in emotional intensity (v)

Question 26

Monotony

Answer 26

Tedious lack of variety or changes (n)

Question 27

Morose

Answer 27

Sad, sullen, melancholy (adj)

Question 28

Multifaceted

Answer 28

Having many aspects (adj)

Question 29

Multifarious

Answer 29

Varied, motley, greatly diversified (adj)

Question 30

Mundane

Answer 30

Of the world, typical of or concerned with the ordinary (adj)