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- mordant
- biting; sarcastic; stinging. Actors feared the critic's mordant pen
- morbid
- given to unwhomesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease. People who come to disaster sites ust to peer at the grisly wreckage are indulging their morbid curiosity
- moratorium
- legal delay of payment. If we declare a moratorium and delay collection of debts for six months, I am sure the farmers will be able to meet their bills
- moodiness
- fits of depression or gloom
- monumental
- massive. Writing a dictionary is a monumental task
- monotony
- sameness leading to boredom. What could be more deadly dull than the monotony of punching numbers into a computer hour after hour?
- monotheism
- belief in one God. Abraham was the first to proclaim his belief in montheism
- monolithic
- solidly uniform; unyielding. Knowing the imprortance of appearing resolute, the patriots sought to present a monolithic front
- monochromatic
- having only one color.
- monetary
- pertaining to money. Jane held the family purse strings; she made all monetary decisions affecting the household
- monastic
- relating to monks or monasteries; removed from worldy concerns. WIthdrawing from the world, Thomas Merton joined a contemplative religious order and adopted the monastic life
- monarchy
- government under a single ruler. Though England today is a monarchy,t here is some question whether it will be one in 20 years, given the present discontent at the prospect of Prince Charles as king
- momentum
- quality of motion of a moving body; impetus. The car lost momentum as it tried to ascend the steep hill
- momentous
- very important. When Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium, they had no idea of the momentous impact their discovery would have upon society.
- molten
- melted. The city of Pompeli was destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by molten lava flowing from Mount Versuvius
- molt
- shed or cast off hair or feathers. When molly's canary molted, he shed feathers all over the house.
- mollycoddle
- pamper; indulge excessvely. Don't molly coddle the boy, Maudi! you'll spoil him
- mollify
- soothe. The airline customer service representative tried to mollify the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.
- molecule
- the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance. In chemistry, we study how atoms and molecules react to form new substance
- mogul
- powerful person. The oil moguls made great profits when the price of gasoline rose
- modulate
- tone down in intesity; regulate; change from one key to antoher. Always singing at the top of her lungs, the budding Brunhilde never learned to modulate her voice
- modish
- fashionable. She always discarded all garments that were no longer modish.
- modicum
- limited quantity. Although his story is based on a modicum of truth, most of th events he describes are fictitious.
- mode
- prevailing style; manner; way of doing something. The rock star had to have her hair done in the latest mode: frizzed, with occasional moussed spikes for variety. Henry plans to adopt a simpler mode of life; he is going to become a mushroom hunter and live off the land.
- mock
- ridicule; imitate, often in derision. It is unkind to mock anyone; it is stupid to mock anyone significantly bigger than you
- mobile
- movable; not fixed. The mobile blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today
- mnemonic
- pertaining to memry. She used mnemonic tricks to master new words.
- mitigate
- appease; moderate. NOthing Jason did could mitigate Medea's anger; she refused to fiorgive him for betraying her
- mite
- very small object or creature; small coin. Gnate are annoying mites that sting
- missive
- letter. The ambassador received a missive from the Secretary of State