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mausoleum--misnomer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mausoleum | monumental tomb |
| mauve | pale purple |
| maverick | rebel;nonconfirmist |
| mawkish | Effusively or insincerely emotional;maudlin |
| maxim | proverb;a truth pithily stated |
| mayhem | injury to body |
| mealymouthed | indirect in speech;hypocritical;evasive |
| meander | wind or turn in its course |
| meddlesome | interfering |
| meek | submissive;patient & long suffering |
| megalomania | mania for doing grandiose things |
| melee | fight |
| mellifluous | sweetly or smoothly flowing;melodious |
| memorialize | commemorate |
| menagerie | collection of wild animals |
| mendacious | lying;habitually dishonest |
| mendicant | beggar |
| menial | suitable for servants;lowly;mean |
| mercenary | motivated solely by money or gain |
| mercurial | capricious;changing;fickle |
| meretricious | specious in vulgar manner relating to prostitutes |
| mesmerize | hypnotize |
| metaphysical | Highly abstract or theoretical; abstruse. |
| mete | measure;distribute |
| meteoric | swift;momentarily brilliant |
| mettle | courage;spirit |
| miasma | swamp gas;heavy,vaporous atmosphere,often emanating from decaying matter;pervasive corrupting influence |
| microcosm | small world;the world in miniature |
| milieu | environment;means of expression |
| militate | work against |
| minatory | meancing;threatening |
| mincing | affectedly dainty(beautiful,charming) |
| minion | a servile dependent |
| minuscule | extremely small |
| minutiae | petty details |
| mire | entangle;stick in swampy ground |
| mirth | merriment;laughter |
| misapprehension | error;misunderstanding |
| miscellany | mixture of writings on various subjects |
| misconstrue | interpret incorrectly;misjudge |
| misdemeanor | minor crime |
| misgivings | doubts |