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APLC Vocab List #12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| machination | An evil design or plan |
| macroscopic | Visible to the naked eye |
| maelstrom | whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind |
| malapropism | a word humorously misused |
| malleable | capable of being changed; easily changed |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
| masochist | one who enjoys his or her own pain or suffering |
| mendacious | lying; false; decietful |
| meretricious | attractive in a cheap, flashy way |
| milieu | environment, setting |
| miscreant | a vicious person |
| nebulous | hazy, vague, uncertain |
| necromancy | magic, especially that practiced by a witch |
| negologism | use of a new word; making up a new word or definition |
| nihilism | a total rejection of established laws |