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macabre	adj. connected with death, and thus causing fear; gruesome
mace	n. large heavy club formerly used as a weapon, usu having a head with metal spikes ,
macerate	v. (cause sth to) become soft or break up by soaking
Machiavellian	adj. cunning and deceitful in gaining what one wants; showing such cunning or deceit
machinations	[ machination: ] an intrigue, plot, or scheme
maculated	make dirty or spotty; also used metaphorically ; spot, stain, or pollute
madrigal	n. songfor several voices, usu without instrumental accompaniment,on the themes of love and/or nature 16,
maelstrom	n. great whirlpool
magisterial	adj. having or showing authority
magistrate	n. official who acts as a judge in the lowest courts; Justice of the Peace
magnanimity	n. being magnanimous
magnate	n. wealthy and powerful landowner or industrialist
magniloquent	adj. (of words, speech) pompous-sounding ,
magnitude	n. (usu large) size
maim	v. wound or injure so that part of the body cannot be used
makeshift	n, adj used temporarily until sth better is available
maladroit	adj. not clever or skilful; clumsy; bungling
malady	n. disease; illness
malaise	n. general feeling of illness, without clear signs of a particular disease
malapropism	ncomical confusion of a word with another, similar-sounding,word which has a quite different meaning, eg `an ingenuousmachine for peeling potatoes'
malapropos	of an inappropriate or misapplied nature or kind
malcontent	n, adj discontented and rebellious
malediction	n. prayer that sb or sth may be destroyed, hurt, etc; curse ;
malefactor	n. wrongdoer; criminal
maleficient
malevolent	adj. ~ wishing to do evil or cause harm to others; spiteful
malfeasance	a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct
malicious	adj. intended to harm others
malign	v. say unpleasant or untrue things about
malignant	adj. feeling or showing great desire to harm others; malevolent
malingerer	n. person who malingers
malleable	adj. that can be beaten or pressed into different shapes easily
malodorous	adj. smelling unpleasant
mammal	n. any of the class of animals that give birth to live offspring and feed their young on milk from the breast
mammoth	n. large hairy type of elephant, now extinct
manacle	n. one of a pair of chains or metal bands for binding the hands or feet; fetter ;
mandate	n. ~ (to do sth) authority given to a party, trade union, etc by the people who support it
mandatory	adj. required by law; compulsory
maneuver	= manoeuvre
mange	n. skin disease of hairy animals, caused by a parasite
mangle	v. damage greatly, (almost) beyond recognition; mutilate
mangy	adj. suffering from mange
maniacal	adj. violently mad
manifest	adj. ~ (fml ) clear and obvious
manifestation	outward demonstration; indication
manifesto	n. (publication containing a) public declaration by a political party, ruler, etc of principles and policy
manifold	adj. of many types; many and various
manipulate	v. control or handle with skill
mannered	adj. having an unnatural style of speaking, writing, etc; affected
mannerism	n. peculiar habit of behaviour, speech, etc
mantle	n. loose sleeveless cloak
manumit	v. (fml ) (formerly) free (a slave)
mar	v. damage (sth); spoil
maraud	a sudden short attack ; search for plunder
margin	n. blank space round the written or printed matter on a page
marginal	adj. of or in a margin