M Set2

marital	adj. of ahusband or wife; of marriage
maritime	adj. of the sea, sailing or shipping
marked	adj. clear; noticeable; easily seen
maroon	adj. n brownish red
marred	[ mar: ] vt. to cause harm to; spoil or impair
marrow	n. soft fatty substance that fills the hollow parts of human and animal bones
marshal	n. officer of high rank
marsupial	n, adj of the class of mammals which includes the kangaroo, the female of which has a pouch on its body to hold its young
martial	adj. of or associated with war
martinet	n. person who imposes strict discipline and demands obedience to orders
martyr	n. person who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of his beliefs
mash	n. grain, bran, etc cooked in water until soft, used as food for animals
masochist	n.
mason	n. person who builds in or works with stone
masquerade	n. false show; pretence
mass	n. celebration of Christ's Last Supper, esp in the Roman Catholic Church
masticate	v. chew (food)
mat	n. piece of material, made of straw, rushes, fibre, etc, used to cover part of a floor
materialism	n. 1obsession with material possessions,bodily comforts, etc while neglecting spiritual values
maternal	adj. of or like a mother
matriarch	n. female head of a family or tribe
matriculate	v. be admitted or admit as a student to a university
matrimony	n. state of being married; marriage
matrix	n. mould into which molten metal, liquid, etc is poured to form shapes for eg printer's type, gramophone records, etc
maudlin	adj. foolishly or tearfully sentimental or self-pitying, esp when drunk ,
maul	v. ~ sb/sth (about) handle sb/sth roughly or brutally
mausoleum	n. large, finely built tomb
mauve	adj. n pale purple colour
maverick	n. unbranded calf
mawkish	adj. sentimental in a feeble or sickly way
maxim	n. saying that expresses a general truth or rule of conduct, eg `Waste not, want not' ,
mayhem	n. violent disorder or confusion; havoc
meager	deficient in quality or quantity
mealymouthed	hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy
meander	v. follow a winding course, flowing slowly
meddlesome	adj. fond of or in the habit of meddling
mediate	v. ~ act as a peacemaker or go-between for two or more people, groups, etc who disagree
mediocre	adj. not very good; second-rate
meditation	n. deep thought, esp about spiritual matters
medium	n. (pl usu media) means by which sth is expressed or communicated
medley	n. piece of music made up of passages from other musical works
meek	adj. humble and obedient; submissive
megalomania	n. form of madness in which a person has an exaggerated view of his own importance, power, etc
melancholy	n. deep sadness which lasts for some time; depression ;
melee	n. confusedstruggle; confused crowd of people
mellifluous	adj. sweet-sounding; (almost) musical
memento	n. thing given, bought, etc and kept as a reminder (of a person, a place or an event)
memoir	n. written record of events, usu based on personal knowledge
memorial	n. ~ monument, plaque, ceremony, etc that reminds people of an event or a person
memorialize	commemorate
menace	n. threatening quality, tone, feeling, etc
menagerie	n. collection of wild animals in captivity, esp in a travelling circus or for exhibition
mendacious	adj. untruthful; lying
mendicant	n, adj (person) getting a living by begging
menial	adj. (of work) suitable to be done by servants; unskilled
mentor	n. experienced and trusted adviser of an inexperienced person
mercantile	adj. of trade and commerce; of merchants ;
mercenary	adj. interested only in making money, etc; done from this motive
mercurial	adj. (of people or their moods, etc) often changing
meretricious	adj. apparently attractive but in fact valueless
merger	n. joining together (esp two commercial companies)
merit	n. quality of deserving praise or reward; worth; excellence
mesmerize	hypnotize
metallurgical	[ metallurgy: ] the scientific study of the extraction, refining, alloying, and fabrication of metals and of their structure and properties