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Barrons M
Macabre - Maul
| Words | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Macabre | gruesome, grisly |
| Mace | old medieval weapon |
| Macerate | soaked up in water |
| Machiavellian | crafty, double dealing |
| Machinations | evil schemes or plots |
| Maculated | spotted, stained |
| Madrigal | pastoral song |
| Maelstrom | whirlpool, confusion |
| Magisterial | authoritative, imperious |
| Magnanimity | generosity |
| Magnate | person with prominence & influence |
| Magniloquent | pompous, boastful |
| Magnitude | greatness, extent |
| Malm | injure, mutilate |
| Maladroit | clumsy, bungling |
| Malady | illness |
| Malaise | uneasiness, vague feeling of ill |
| Malapropism | comic misuse of word |
| Malcontent | person dissatisfied with current state or affairs |
| Malediction | curse |
| Malefactor | criminal, evildoer |
| Malevolent | wishing evil |
| Malfeasance | wrongdoing |
| Malicious | hateful, spiteful |
| Malign | speak evil of, bad mouthed |
| Malignant | injurious, tending to cause death |
| Malingerer | person who feigns for illness to escape duty |
| Malleable | capable of being shaped by pounding |
| Malodorous | foul smelling |
| Manacle | restrain, handcuff |
| Mandate | order, charge |
| Mandatory | obligatory |
| Mangy | shabby, wretched |
| Maniacal | insane, raging mad |
| Manifest | obvious, visible, evident |
| Manifestation | outward demonstration, indication |
| Manifesto | declaration, statement of policy |
| Manifold | many times |
| Manipulate | control or play around |
| Mannered | affected, not natural |
| Manumit | emancipate, free from bondage |
| Marital | pertaining to marriage |
| Maritime | nautical, bordering on the sea |
| Marked | noticeable |
| Marred | damaged, disfigured |
| Marshal | put in order |
| Marsupial | one of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch |
| Martial | warlike |
| Martinent | not talking at meals |
| Masticate | chew |