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WS quick quiz 56-60
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Machination | scheming activity for an evil purpose |
| Magnanimous | forgiving ; unresentful ; noble in spirit ; generous |
| Magnate | a rich, powerful, or very successful businessperson |
| Malaise | a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness |
| Malfeasance | an illegal act, especially by a public official |
| Malinger | to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work |
| Malleable | easy to shape or bend |
| Mandate | a command or authorization to do something ; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election |
| Manifest | visible ; evident |
| Manifesto | a public declaration of beliefs or principles, usually political ones |
| Marshal | to arrange in order ; to gather together for the purpose of doing something |
| Martial | warlike ; having to do with combat |
| Martyr | someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause, especially a religious one ; one who suffers for a cause ; one who makes a show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy |
| Matriculate | to enroll, especially at a college |
| Maudlin | silly and overly sentimental |
| Maverick | a nonconformist ; a rebel |
| Maxim | a fundamental principle ; an old saying |
| Mediate | to help settle differences |
| Mellifluous | sweetly flowing |
| Mendacious | lying ; dishonest |
| Mendicant | a beggar |
| Mentor | a teacher, tutor, counselor, or coach ; especially in business, an experienced person who shows an inexperienced person the ropes |
| Mercenary | a hired soldier ; someone who will do anything for money |
| Mercurial | emotionally unpredictable ; rapidly changing in mood |
| Metamorphosis | a magical change in form ; a striking or sudden change |
| Microcosm | the world in miniature |
| Milieu | environment ; surroundings |
| Minuscule | very tiny |
| Misanthropic | hating mankind |
| Mitigate | to moderate the effect of something |
| Mollify | to soften ; to soothe ; to pacify |
| Monolithic | massive, solid, uniform, and unyielding |
| Moribund | dying |
| Morose | gloomy ; sullen |
| Mortify | to humiliate |
| Mundane | ordinary ; pretty boring ; not heavenly and eternal |
| Munificent | very generous |
| Myopia | nearsightedness ; lack of foresight |
| Myriad | a huge number |
| Narcissism | excessive love of ones body or oneself |
| Nebulous | vague ; hazy ; indistinct |
| Nefarious | evil ; flagrantly wicked |
| Neologism | a new word or phrase ; a new usage of a word |
| Nepotism | showing favoritism to friends of family in business or politics |
| Nihilism | the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe |
| Nominal | in name only ; insignificant ; A-OK (during rocket launches) |
| Nostalgia | sentimental longing for the past ; homesickness |
| Notorious | famous for something bad |
| Novel | new ; original |
| Noxious | harmful ; offensive |
| Nuance | a subtle difference or distinction |
| Obdurate | stubborn and insensitive |
| Obfuscate | to darken ; to confuse ; to make confusing |
| Oblique | indirect ; at an angle |
| Oblivion | total forgetfulness ; the state of being forgotten |
| Obscure | unknown ; hard to understand ; dark |
| Obsequious | fawning ; subservient ; sucking up to |
| Obtuse | insensitive ; blockheaded |
| Officious | annoyingly eager to help or advise |
| Onerous | burdensome ; oppressive |
| Opaque | impossible to see through ; impossible to understand |
| Opulent | luxurious |
| Orthodox | conventional ; adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion ; by the book |
| Ostensible | apparent (but misleading) ; professed |
| Ostentatious | excessively conspicuous ; showing off |
| Pacify | to calm someone down ; to placate |
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