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GRE Lesson 29
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mange | skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair |
| mangle | tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies |
| mangy | shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance |
| maniacal | raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm |
| manifest | evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly |
| manifestation | outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent |
| manifesto | public declaration of principles; statement of policy |
| manifold | many in number or kind; numerous; varied |
| manipulate | operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative |
| mannered | affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech |
| mannerism | distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles) |
| mantle | loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core |
| manumit | emancipate; free from slavery or bondage |
| mar | spoil the appearance of |
| maraud | move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army |
| margin | border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety |
| marginal | of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability |
| marital | pertaining to marriage |
| maritime | bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces |
| marked | noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man |
| maroon | leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown |
| marred | damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure |
| marrow | soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells |
| marshal | put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official |
| marsupial | one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat |
| martial | warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law |
| martinet | strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet |
| martyr | one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism |
| mash | crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl |
| masochist | person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism |
| mason | one who builds or works with stone or brick; N. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork |
| masquerade | wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise |
| mass | Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist |
| masticate | chew |
| mat | not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V. |
| materialism | preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters) |
| maternal | motherly; N. maternity: motherhood |
| matin\'ee(matinee) | dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon |
| matriarch | woman who rules a family or larger social group |
| matriculate | enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix |
| matrimony | state of being married |
| matrix | point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization |
| maudlin | effusively sentimental |
| maul | handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer |
| mausoleum | monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos |
| mauve | pale purple |
| maverick | rebel; nonconformist (in a group) |
| mawkish | mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental |
| maxim | proverb; truth pithily stated |
| mayhem | injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim |
| meager | scanty; inadequate |
| mealymouthed | indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive |
| meander | wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly |
| meddlesome | interfering; V. meddle: interfere |
| mediate | settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire |
| mediocre | ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad |
| meditation | reflection; thought; V. meditate |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substan |
| medley | mixture |
| meek | submissive; patient and long-suffering |
| megalomania | mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or importance |
| melancholy | gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia |
| melee | fight |
| mellifluous | (of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune |
| memento | token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit |
| memoir | memoirs; autobiography; biography |
| memorial | something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to honor the memory of a person or event; ADJ: commemorative |
| memorialize | commemorate |
| menace | threat; V: threaten |
| menagerie | collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo |
| mendacious | lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity |
| mendicant | beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar |
| menial | suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house) |
| mentor | counselor; teacher |
| mercantile | concerning trade or merchants |
| mercenary | motivated solely by money or gain; N. |
| mercurial | capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood |
| meretricious | flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute |
| merger | combination (of two business corporations); act of merging |
| merit | deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise |
| mesmerize | hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer |
| metallurgical | pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores |
| metamorphosis | change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis |
| metaphor | implied comparison; CF. simile |
| metaphysical | pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality |
| mete | measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment |
| meteoric | like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor |
| meter | arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm) |
| methodical | systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure |
| meticulous | excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous |
| metrical | metric; written in the form of poetry; Ex. metrical translation of Homer |
| metropolis | large city |
| mettle | courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome |
| miasma | swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence |
| microcosm | small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society |
| migrant | changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates |
| migratory | wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another |
| milieu | social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor. |
| militant | combative; bellicose; N. |
| militate | work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier |
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