Unit 50

Question 1

Meteorological

Answer 1

(adj) concerned with the weather
- Meteorology (n)
- Meteorologist (n)

e.g. Some experts believe that reports of UFOs are attributable to natural astronomical and meteorological phenomena.

Question 2

Meticulous

Answer 2

(adj) very careful; fastidious
e. g. Science is an empirical field of study based on the belief that the laws of nature can be best discovered by meticulous observation and experimentation.

Question 3

Mettle

Answer 3

(n) courage; endurance

e. g. In many cultures, young men are expected to test their mettle by performing difficult and dangerous tasks.

Question 4

Mettlesome

Answer 4

(adj) full of courage and fortitude; spirited

e. g. The mettlesome young officer was well regarded by all the senior officers.

Question 5

Meddlesome

Answer 5

(adj) inclined to interfere

e. g. Heaven rid him of meddlesome politicians!

Question 6

Microcosm

Answer 6

(n) a small system having analogies to a larger system; small world
e. g. For many years the atom was seen as a sort of microcosm of the larger universe, with electrons -analogous to the plants of the solar system- orbiting the nucleus, or “sun”.

Question 7

Militate

Answer 7

(v) to work against

e. g. The manager asked all of his employees to think of any factors that might militate against the project’s success.

Question 8

Minatory

Answer 8

(adj) threatening; menacing

e. g. Intelligence information suggests minatory troop concentrations on the border.

Question 9

Minuscule

Answer 9

(adj) very small

e. g. A minuscule fragment of DNA.

Question 10

Minutia

Answer 10

(n) petty details

e. g. The minutia of everyday life.

Question 11

Misanthrope

Answer 11

(adj) one who hates humanity

e. g. Scrooge wasn’t the mean-spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be.