n. pasty decoration made of white of eggs

n. group of stables built around a courtyard

n. unreal reflection; optical illusion

Vocabulary List 19 Flashcards by Sachiko Wakahisa

menial

adj.

suitable for servants; low

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mentor

teacher

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mercantile

adj.

concerning trade

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mercenary

adj.

interested in money or gain

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mercurial

adj.

fickle; changing

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meretricious

adj.

flashy; tawdry

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meringue

pasty decoration made of white of eggs

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mesa

high, flat-topped hill

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metallurgical

adj.

pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores

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metamorphosis

change in form

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metaphysical

adj.

pertaining to speculative philosophy

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mete

measure; distribute

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meticulous

adj.

excessively careful

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metropolis

large city

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mettle

courage; spirit

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mews

group of stables built around a courtyard

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mien

adj.

demeanor; bearing

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migrant

adj.

changing of habitat; wandering

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migratory

adj.

wandering

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militate

work against

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mincing

adj.

affectedly dainty

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mirage

unreal reflection; optical illusion

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misadventure

adj.

mischance; ill luck

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misanthrope

one who hates mankind

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misapprehension

n. error; understanding

miscegenation

n. intermarriage between races

miscellany

n. mixtures of writings on various subjects

mischance

n. ill luck

miscreant

n. wretch; villain

misdemeanor

n. minor crime

misgivings

n. doubts

mishap

n. accident

misnomer

n. wrong name; incorrect designation

misogynist

n. hater of women

missile

n. object to be thrown or projected

mite

n. very small object or creature; small coin

mitigate

v. appease

mobile

adj. movable; not fixed

mode

n. prevailing style

modicum

n. limited quantity

modish

adj. fashionable

modulation

n. toning down; changing from one key to another

moiety

n. half; part

mollify

v. soothe

molt

v. shed or cast off hair or feathers

molten

adj. melted

momentous

adj. very important

monetary

adj. pertaining to money

monotheism

n. belief in one God

moodiness

n. fits of depression (O.o) or gloom

moot

adj. debatable

morbid

adj. given to unwholesome thought (´д` ; ); gloomy

mordant

adj. biting; sarcastic; stinging

n. customs

moribund

adj. at the point of death (Σ（・□・；）)

morose

adj. ill-humored; sullen ((¬_¬))

mortician

n. undertaker (ψ(｀∇´)ψ)

mortify

v. humiliate; punish the flesh

mote

n. small speck

motif

n. theme

motley

adj. parti-coloured; mixed

mountebank

n. charlatan; boastful pretender

muddle

v. confuse; mix up

muggy

adj. warm and damp

mulet

v. defraud a person of something

multiform

adj. having many forms

multilingual

adj. having many languages

multiplicity

n. state of being numerous

mundane

adj. worldly as opposed to spritual

munificent

adj. very generous

murkiness

n. darkness; gloom ((*☻-☻*))

muse

v. ponder

musky

adj. having the odor of musk

musty

adj. stale; spoiled by age

mutable

adj. change in form; fickle

mutilate

v. maim

mutinous

adj. unruly; rebellious

myriad

n. very large number

nadir

n. lowest point