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English Vocab Week15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a fundamental principle; an old saying | maxim |
| massive, solid, uniform, and unyeilding | monolithic |
| lying; dishonest | mendacious |
| sweetly flowing | mellifluous |
| hating mankind | misanthropic |
| emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changing in mood | mercurial |
| environment; surroundings | milieu |
| the world in miniture | microcosm |
| nearsightness; lack of foresight | myopia |
| very tiny | minuscule |
| a teacher, tutor, counselor, or coach an experienced person who shows an inexperienced person the ropes | mentor |
| to humiliate | mortify |
| a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change | metamorphosis |
| a hired soldier; someone who will do anything for money | mercenary |
| dying | moribund |
| a beggar | mendicant |
| to help settle differences | mediate |
| to moderate the effect of something | mitigate |
| to soften; to soothe; to pacify | mollify |
| a nonconformist; a rebel | maverick |