Vocab: M Flashcards
Machinations
Plots or schemes
Machiavellian
Crafty; double- dealing
Maelstrom
Whirlpool; turmoil
Magnanimity
Generosity; nobility
Malign
To speak evil of
Malinger
To feign illness to escape duty
Malleable
Capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
Maverick
Dissenter
Megalomania
Delusions of power or importance
Menagerie
A variety of animals kept together
Mendacious
Dishonest
Mendicant
Beggar
Meretricious
Gaudy; plausible buy false; specious
Mesmerize
To hypnotize
Metamorphosis
Change; transformation
Metaphysics
A branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality
Meteorological
Concerned with the weather
Meticulous
Very careful; fastidious
Mettle
Courage; endurance
Mettlesome
Full of courage and fortitude; spirited
Microcosm
A 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
Villian; 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
To smoothe
Monolithic
Solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole
Morose
Ill-humored; sullen
Motley
Many colored; made up of many parts
Multifarious
Diverse
Mundane
Worldy as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary
