Marvel: phenomenon, genius, be amazed, wonder, be impressed
Example: [The wedding-dress was a marvel of her own lovely embroidery. One day our posterity will marvel at our ignorance of causes so clear to them]
Masochist: one who enjoys pain
Example: [I say you need to be a masochist to run marathons]
Masonry: The art or work of constructing as buildings walls etc. with regularly arranged stones.
Masquerade: A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be disguised.
Massacre: genocide, extermination, annihilate, mass murder, slaughter
Example: [Did this mean war, or what was more likely a massacre We lost our parents in the massacre]
Massive: Of considerable bulk and weight.
Masterpiece: A superior production.
Mastery: The attainment of superior skill.
Masticate: chew
Example: [cows masticate]
Material: That of which anything is composed or may be constructed.
Materialism: preoccupation with physical comforts
Example: [we are becoming a self-centered society, preoccupied with materialism]
Materialize: To take perceptible or substantial form.
Maternal: motherly
Example: [maternal uncle]
Maternity: motherhood
Example: [maternity leave]
Matinee: An entertainment (especially theatrical) held in the daytime.
Matriarch: matron
Example: [the matriarch ruled her gypsy tribe]
Matricide: The killing of one’s mother
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Matriculate: to enroll as a member of a college
Matrimony: marriage, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
Example: [It is supposed, however, that he was crossed in love in his youth and on that account abandoned all thoughts of matrimony]
Matrix: array mold or die
Example: [the cast around the matrix was cracked]
Matter Of Fact: Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality.
Maturity: adulthood, full development, responsibility, completed growth, due date, the time when an obligation must be paid
Example: [to reach physical maturity]
Maudlin: sentimental weepy
Example: [I don’t like such maudlin pictures]
Maul: rough up
Example: [A small boy had been mauled by the neighbor’s dog]
Maunder: talk incoherently
Example: [to maunder and garble words]
Mausoleum: tomb
Example: [Taj Mahal is a mausoleum]
Mauve: pale purple
Example: [mauve tint]
Maverick: a person who resists adherence to a group
Example: [a political maverick]
Mawkish: sickeningly sentimental
Example: [The film lapses into mawkish sentimentality near the end]
Maxim: A principle accepted as true
Mayhem: mutilation
Example: [it was complete mayhem]
Maze: network, labyrinth, something jumbled, mess, baffle
Example: [a puzzling maze]
Mead: A meadow.
Meager: scanty.
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Meager (Meagre): scanty
Example: [a meager salary]
Mealy-Mouthed: Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly.
Meander: to wander aimlessly without direction
Example: [The film meanders along with no particular story line]
Mechanics: system, technicalities, the branch of physics concerned with the movement of bodies and forces, procedure, the technical details of doing something
Example: [the mechanics of watches and clocks]
Medallion: A large medal.
Meddlesome: Interfering
Example: [meddlesome mother-in-law]
Medial: Of or pertaining to the middle.
Mediate: negotiate as an agent between parties
Example: [mediate between the two sides]
Medicine: A substance possessing or reputed to possess curative or remedial properties.
Medieval: relating to the middle ages
Example: [a medieval building]
Mediocre: average
Example: [a mediocre school]
Meditation: to pay attention to one thing or religious reasons or relaxation
Example: [prayer and meditation]
Medium: mediocre, average, way of doing something, means of expression, surrounding environment
Example: [of medium weight/of medium build]
Medley: mixture
Example: [a medley of popular tunes]
Meek: submissive, modest, humble, gentle, timid
Example: [meek sheep]
Megalomania: mental state with delusions of wealth and power
Example: [Hitler suffered from megalomania]
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