macabre: grisly, gruesome
maculated: stained, spotted
maelstrom: whirlpool
magniloquent: pompous, boastful
maim: injure, mutilate
maladroit: bungling, clumsy
malady: illness
mandate: charge, order
manifesto: statement of policy, declaration
manifold: varied, numerous
manumit: free from bondage, emancipate
maritime: nautical, bordering on the sea
masticate: chew
matriculate: enroll(in college or graduate school)
maudlin: effusively sentimental
maverick: refusing to conform to that of a group or party, rebel
maxim: a truth pithily stated, proverb
meager: in inadequate, scanty
meddlesome: nosy, interfering
mediocre: ordinary, average
medley: mixture
meek: long and patient suffering, submissive
melancholy: morose, blue, gloomy
memento: reminder, token
mendacious: lying
mendicant: beggar
mercantile: concerning trade
mercurial: fickle, changing, capricious
meretricious: tawdry, flashy
meteoric: momentarily brilliant, swift | mettle: courage, bravery
miasma: heavy, swamp gas, haze
militate: work against
misapprehension: misunderstanding, error
misconstrue: misjudge, interpret incorrectly
misgivings: doubts
mishap: accident
misogamy: hatred of marriage
mnemonic: pertaining to memory
mollify: soothe
mollycoddle: overprotect, pamper
monastic: removed from worldly concerns
monolithic: monumental, massive
monotony: sameness leading to boredom
morbid: characteristic of disease, moody
mordant: sarcastic, biting, penetrating
morose: sullen, melancholy, ill-humored
motley: mixed, multicolored
mulct: defraud a person of something
multifarious: greatly diversified, varied
mundane: everyday, routine
munificent: very generous
musty: spoiled by age, stale
mutinous: rebellious, unruly
myopia: nearsightedness
myriad: very large number |
