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GRE Vocab 4000
Question | Answer |
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macabre | gruesome |
machination | plot |
macrobiosis | longevity |
maelstrom | whirlpool |
magisterial | arbitrary, dictatorial |
magnum opus | masterpiece |
maladroit | clumsy |
malaise | uneasiness, weariness |
malapropism | comical misuse of a word |
malediction | curse |
malfeasance | wrong doing |
manacle | shackle |
mandrill | baboon |
marauder | plunderer |
martial | warlike |
martinet | disciplinarian |
masticate | chew |
matriculate | enroll |
matrix | array |
mellifluous | sweet sounding |
menagerie | zoo |
mendacity | untruth |
mendicant | beggar |
mercenary | calculating, venal |
mercurial | changeable, volatile |
mete | distribute |
metier | occupation |
matutinal | early |
maudlin | weepy, sentimental |
mawkish | sickeningly sentimental |
metonymy | the substitution of a phrase for the name itself |
mettle | courage, capacity for bravery |
miasma | toxin |
mien | appearance, bearing |
milieu | environment |
militate | work against |
minatory | threatening |
minstrel | troubadour |
minutiae | trivia |
miscegenation | intermarriage |
miscellany | mixture of items |
misogyny | hatred of women |
missive | letter |
mnemonics | that which aids the memory |
mobocracy | rule by mob |
modicum | pittance |
moot | disputable |
morass | swamp, difficult situation |
moratorium | postponement |
mordant | biting, sarcastic |
mores | moral standards |
moribund | near death |
morose | sullen |
mote | speck |
motley | diverse |
mottled | spotted |
mountebank | charlatan |
mousy | drab, colorless |
muckraker | reformer |
mulct | defraud |
multifarious | diverse, many-sided |
munificent | generous |
mutability | able to change |
myopic | narrow-minded |
myrmidons | loyal followers |