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GRE Word List Letter M
GRE Word List Letter M
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12/21/2009
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Term
macabre
 Definition
gruesome
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mace
 Definition
ceremonial stuff; clublike medieval weapon
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macerate
 Definition
to soften by soaking in liquid; to waste away
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Machiavellian
 Definition
crafty; double-dealing
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machinations
 Definition
evil schemes
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maculated
 Definition
spotted; stained
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madrigal
 Definition
pastoral song
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maelstrom
 Definition
whirlpool
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magisterial
 Definition
authoritative; imperious
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magnate
 Definition
person of prominence or influence
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magniloquent
 Definition
boastful; pompous
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maim
 Definition
to mutilate; to injure
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maladroit
 Definition
clumsy
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malady
 Definition
illness
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malaise
 Definition
uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
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malapropism
 Definition
comic misuse of a word
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malediction
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curse
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malefactor
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evildoer
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malfeasance
 Definition
wrongdoing
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malign
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to defame
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malignant
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injurious
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malodorous
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foul-smelling
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manacle
 Definition
to restrain; to handcuff
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mangy
 Definition
shabby; wretched
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maniacal
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insane
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manifesto
 Definition
declaration
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manifold
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numerous
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mannered
 Definition
affected; not natural
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manumit
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to emancipate
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maritime
 Definition
bordering on the sea
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marshal
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to put in order
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martial
 Definition
warlike
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martinet
 Definition
very strict person
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masochist
 Definition
person who enjoys his own pain
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masticate
 Definition
to chew
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matriculate
 Definition
to enroll
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matrix
 Definition
point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols
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maudlin
 Definition
effusively sentimental
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maul
 Definition
to handle roughly
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mausoleum
 Definition
monumental tomb
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mauve
 Definition
pale purple
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mawkish
 Definition
icky-sticky sentimental
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maxim
 Definition
proverb
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mayhem
 Definition
injury to body
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meager
 Definition
inadequate
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mealymouthed
 Definition
indirect in speech
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meander
 Definition
to wind or turn in its course
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meddlesome
 Definition
interfering
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mediate
 Definition
to settle a dispute through the service of an outsider
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medley
 Definition
mixture
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meek
 Definition
submissive
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megalomania
 Definition
mania for doing grandiose things
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melee
 Definition
fighter
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mellifluous
 Definition
sweetly or smoothly flowing
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memento
 Definition
token; reminder
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menagerie
 Definition
collection of wild animals
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mendicant
 Definition
beggar
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menial
 Definition
lowly
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mercantile
 Definition
concerning trade
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mercurial
 Definition
capricious; changing
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meretricious
 Definition
flashy
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mesmerize
 Definition
to hypnotize
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metallurgical
 Definition
pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores
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mete
 Definition
to measure; to distribute
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meteoric
 Definition
swift
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metropolis
 Definition
large city
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mettle
 Definition
courage; spirit
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miasma
 Definition
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere; pervasive corrupting influece
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microcosm
 Definition
small world
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migratory
 Definition
wandering
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milieu
 Definition
environment; means of expression
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militate
 Definition
to work againt
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minatory
 Definition
menacing; threatening
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mincing
 Definition
dainty
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minutiae
 Definition
petty details
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mire
 Definition
to entangle; to stick in swampy ground
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mirth
 Definition
merriment
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misadventure
 Definition
ill luck
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misapprehension
 Definition
misunderstanding
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miscellany
 Definition
mixture of writings on various subjects
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mischance
 Definition
ill luck
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misconstrue
 Definition
to interpret incorrectly
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miscreant
 Definition
villain
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miserly
 Definition
stingy
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misgivings
 Definition
doubts
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mishap
 Definition
accident
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misnomer
 Definition
wrong name
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