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mausoleum--misnomer
Question | Answer |
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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 |