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GRE Word List Letter M
GRE Word List Letter M
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Language - English
Graduate
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
Term
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
Definition
curse
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malefactor
Definition
evildoer
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malfeasance
Definition
wrongdoing
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malign
Definition
to defame
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malignant
Definition
injurious
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malodorous
Definition
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
Definition
insane
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manifesto
Definition
declaration
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manifold
Definition
numerous
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mannered
Definition
affected; not natural
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manumit
Definition
to emancipate
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maritime
Definition
bordering on the sea
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marshal
Definition
to put in order
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martial
Definition
warlike
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martinet
Definition
very strict person
Term
masochist
Definition
person who enjoys his own pain
Term
masticate
Definition
to chew
Term
matriculate
Definition
to enroll
Term
matrix
Definition
point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols
Term
maudlin
Definition
effusively sentimental
Term
maul
Definition
to handle roughly
Term
mausoleum
Definition
monumental tomb
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mauve
Definition
pale purple
Term
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
Term
meddlesome
Definition
interfering
Term
mediate
Definition
to settle a dispute through the service of an outsider
Term
medley
Definition
mixture
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meek
Definition
submissive
Term
megalomania
Definition
mania for doing grandiose things
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melee
Definition
fighter
Term
mellifluous
Definition
sweetly or smoothly flowing
Term
memento
Definition
token; reminder
Term
menagerie
Definition
collection of wild animals
Term
mendicant
Definition
beggar
Term
menial
Definition
lowly
Term
mercantile
Definition
concerning trade
Term
mercurial
Definition
capricious; changing
Term
meretricious
Definition
flashy
Term
mesmerize
Definition
to hypnotize
Term
metallurgical
Definition
pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores
Term
mete
Definition
to measure; to distribute
Term
meteoric
Definition
swift
Term
metropolis
Definition
large city
Term
mettle
Definition
courage; spirit
Term
miasma
Definition
swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere; pervasive corrupting influece
Term
microcosm
Definition
small world
Term
migratory
Definition
wandering
Term
milieu
Definition
environment; means of expression
Term
militate
Definition
to work againt
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minatory
Definition
menacing; threatening
Term
mincing
Definition
dainty
Term
minutiae
Definition
petty details
Term
mire
Definition
to entangle; to stick in swampy ground
Term
mirth
Definition
merriment
Term
misadventure
Definition
ill luck
Term
misapprehension
Definition
misunderstanding
Term
miscellany
Definition
mixture of writings on various subjects
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mischance
Definition
ill luck
Term
misconstrue
Definition
to interpret incorrectly
Term
miscreant
Definition
villain
Term
miserly
Definition
stingy
Term
misgivings
Definition
doubts
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mishap
Definition
accident
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misnomer
Definition
wrong name
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