Week 1 Flashcards
megalith
(n. )
- a very large stone used in ancient cultures as a monument or part of a building
Syn: boulder; monolith; standing stone
megabyte
(n. )
- a unit of computer information equal to 1,048,576 bytes (1024 kilobytes)
megaphone
(n. )
- a cone shaped device that amplifies your voice when you speak through it
Syn: bull horn; amplifier
Ant: silencer; muffler
megaton
(n. )
- an explosion that is equal to one million tons of TNT
microbe
(n. )
- an extremely small living thing that can only be seen with a microscope
Syn: microorganism; bacterium; germ; bacillus
Ant: animal; large being
microfilm
(n. )
- film on which very small photographs of the printed pages of a newspaper, magazine, etc., are stored
Syn: image; snapshot
Ant: large picture; portrait
microorganism
(n. )
- an extremely small living thing that can only be seen with a microscope
Syn: microbe; bacterium; parasite
Ant: large animal; large being
microphone
(n. )
- a device into which one speaks in order to record or amplify one’s voice
Syn: mic; recorder; amplifier; megaphone
Ant: silencer; muffler
microscope
(n. )
- a device used for producing a much larger view of very small objects so that they can be seen clearly
microwave
(n. )
- a very short wave of electromagnetic energy
(v. )
- to cook food in a microwave oven
Syn: bake; warm; heat
Ant: cool; freeze
maladjusted
(adj. )
- not able to deal with other people in a normal or healthy way
Syn: abnormal; neurotic; unstable
Ant: normal; social
malformed
(adj. )
- badly or imperfectly formed
Syn: abnormal; deformed; contorted
Ant: regular; perfect; undistorted
malpractice
(n. )
- an injurious, negligent, or improper job
Syn: carelessness; misdeed; negligence
Ant: obedience; attentiveness
malnutrition
(n. )
- the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food
Syn: hunger; malnourishment; starvation
Ant: satisfaction; fullness; glut
malcontent
(adj. )
- discontented with the existing state of affairs
Syn: unsatisfied; discontented
Ant: full; satisfied
(n. )
- a person who is always unhappy about something
benefactor
(n. )
- someone who helps another person or group by giving money
Syn: supporter; contributer; patron
Ant: opponent; opposer
beneficial
(adj. )
- producing good or helpful results or effects
Syn: constructive; helpful; favorable
Ant: bad; disadvantageous; unhelpful
beneficiary
(n. )
- a person or organization that is helped by something/ someone
Syn: heir; recipient
Ant: giver; payer; benefactor
benevolent
(adj. )
- kind and generous
Syn: giving; caring; benign; compassionate
Ant: cruel; hateful; mean; merciless
malice
(n. )
- desire to cause harm to another person
Syn: animosity; animus; antipathy; enmity
Ant: friendliness; friendship; happiness
