Shared Flashcard Set

Details

3.23.GRE.m1
3.23.GRE.m1
30
English
Graduate
03/23/2009
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional English Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
macabre (muh-Kuh-bruh)
 Definition
gruesome; grisly
Term
mace
 Definition
ceremonial staff; medieval weapon
Term
macerate
 Definition
soften by soaking in liquid; waste away
Term
Machiavellian
 Definition
crafty; deception
Term
machination [mak-uh-ney-shuhn]
 Definition
evil schemes or plots
Term
maculated
 Definition
spotted; stained
Term
madrigal
 Definition
pastoral song
Term
maelstrom
 Definition
whirlpool
Term
magisterial
 Definition
authoritative; imperious
Term
*magnanimity
 Definition
generosity
Term
magnate
 Definition
person of influence
Term
magniloquent
 Definition
boastful, pompous (magnificent)
Term
magnitude
 Definition
greatness; extent
Term
maim (meym)
 Definition
mutilate; injure
Term
maladroit
 Definition
clumsy; bungling (awkward)
Term
malady
 Definition
illness
Term
malaise
 Definition
uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
Term
malapropism [mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]
 Definition
comic misuse of a word
Term
malcontent
 Definition
one who is dissatisfied w/ the existin g state of affairs
Term
malediction
 Definition
to curse
Term
malefactor
 Definition
evildoer; criminal
Term
malevolent [muh-lev-uh-luhnt]
 Definition
wishing evil
Term
malfeasance
 Definition
wrongdoing
Term
malicious
 Definition
hateful; spiteful
Term
malign
 Definition
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
Term
malignant
 Definition
injurious; tending to cause death
Term
*malingerer [muh-ling-ger]
 Definition
pretend illness in order to avoid work
Term
*malleable
 Definition
capable of being shaped by pounding
Term
malodorous
 Definition
foul-smelling
Term
mammal
 Definition
vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young; giving birth to live young
Supporting users have an ad free experience!