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- moratorium
- n. legally authorized delay in the payment of money due; abandonment of debts; temporary cessation of an activity (especially when dangerous or harmful)
- mirth
- n. happiness, jolliness, merriness, gaiety
- movement
- musical piece
- minutely
- adv. meticulously, exactingly, scrupulously, diligently, thoroughly, in detail
- morose
- adj. sad, gloomy, irritable, bitter
- mordant
- n. coloring agent; acid, corrosive liquid used in etching; adhesive agent adj. sharp, biting, sarcastic; pungent; incisive, shrewd; corrosive
- modish
- adj. stylish, fashionable
- misery
- n. distress, wretchedness, sorrow, suffering, poverty
- misapprehension
- n. failed understanding, improper understanding
- mortification
- n. decay of a dead body or body part, putrefaction (Pathology); humiliation; suppression of fleshly desires for spiritual discipline
- monopoly
- n. exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market; total access or privilege to the exclusion of competitors
- molt
- v. shed periodically (horn, skin, feathers, etc.) to make way for new growth
- mortality
- n. state of having a limited life span; rate of death
- muffled
- adj. (of sound) silenced, diminished by the presence of insulating material; wrapped in a cloak, covered v. silence or lessen a sound; cover, wrap; cover oneself, wrap oneself
- monomania
- n. obsession with one thing
- motility
- n. mobility, capacity to move
- mollify
- v. calm, soften, pacify, relieve
- modulate
- v. regulate, control; adjust; vary the frequency (Electronics); change from one key to another (Music)
- monologue
- n. speech given by only one speaker
- mockery
- n. insulting speech, jeering; mimicry; ridicule; occasion of derision; poor or offensive imitation
- moribund
- adj. dying, expiring, near death; not thriving or advancing, stagnant
- mitigant
- a. Tending to mitigate; mitigating; lentitive.
- morbidity
- n. unhealthiness; state of being diseased; gloominess, depression; state of being gruesome or repugnant
- monotony
- n. something that lacks in variety, something repetitive
- monolithic
- adj. of a monolith, pertaining to a great stone or stone column
- monastery
- n. community of monks, residence of a community of monks
- moralistic
- adj. of a moralist; characterized by ethical values; virtuous
- mogul
- n. important or influential person; mound or a bump on a ski slope (Sports)
- misconstrue
- v. misinterpret, misunderstand
- miscreant
- n. rascal, villain; one who holds a false or unorthodox religious belief
- minnow
- n. small freshwater fish from the Cyprinidae family; someone or something that is considered insignificant
- modest
- adj. humble, unpretentious, unassuming; moderate; simple, limited; decent or appropriate in thought or dress; not provocatively dressed
- misanthrope
- n. one who hates human beings, person who avoids human society
- moroseness
- n. sullenness; gloominess; irritability
- minutiae
- n. trivial details, insignificant matters (also minutia)
- monadic
- adj. of a monad, of or pertaining to the simplest indivisible unit (Biology, Chemistry, Philosophy)
- mortar
- v. cement, build or fix with mortar; shoot cannon, attack with mortars n. cement; grinding vessel; cannon-like device which fires bombs at a high trajectory
- mollycoddle
- v. spoil, pamper n. boy or man that is used to being spoiled or pampered
- mollification
- n. relief, pacification, calming, alleviation
- moderate
- v. make temperate; reduce the intensity of, soften; appease, simplify; make less excessive; become temperate; become less severe; preside over a meeting or ceremony, mediate, act as moderator
- mosaic
- n. design made with small stones or tiles; creation of mosaics; combination of different parts to make a whole; plant disease causing mosaic-like discoloration of the leaves (Botany)
- misnomer
- n. inappropriate name; use of a wrong name
- misdeed
- n. bad deed, criminal act
- momentous
- adj. important, significant, of great consequence, weighty
- molding
- n. a decorative plane or curved strip used for ornamentation or finishing
- monopolization
- n. state of being monopolized; process of gaining single ownership; exercising exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market (also monopolisation)
- mortuary
- n. morgue; funeral home adj. of or pertaining to death or burial, of funerals
- mischievous
- adj. naughty, teasing; harmful, destructive; playfully annoying, vexing
- mulch
- v. spread leaves or straw around plants to prevent water loss or freezing of roots
- morbid
- adj. depressed, sad; depressing; gruesome, repugnant; sickly, afflicted; of or pertaining to disease
- mire
- v. muddy; become stuck in mud; become involved in difficulties, get in trouble
- mitigation
- n. act of mitigating; appeasement, relaxation;
- moldy
- adj. mildewy, overgrown with mold, musty with age or decay (also mouldy)
- monarch
- n. hereditary sovereign, sole ruler, king, queen; orange and black migratory butterfly (Zoology)
- monotonous
- adj. lacking in variety, repetitive
- mold
- v. fashion, shape; shape or form in a mold; become moldy, mildew; determine the nature of; ornament with molding, trim with edging; influence the character of (also mould)
- mongrel
- adj. hybridized, cross-bred (Botany, Zoology)
- moderation
- n. temperance, quality of being moderate; instance of being moderated
- mortify
- v. shame, humiliate; get gangrene; suppress fleshly desires for spiritual discipline
- misrepresent
- v. represent unfairly; describe in a distorted manner
- modicum
- n. bit, iota, morsel, a small portion:
- monocle
- n. eye-piece, single-lens optical piece (Ophthalmology)
- monetary
- adj. pertaining to money, fiscal
- mitten
- n. hand covering for use in cold weather with one section for the fingers and one section for the thumb
- mortgage
- n. conditional conveyance of property as for security on a loan; pledging, lien
- misgiving
- n. apprehension, worry, doubt, hesitation, reservation misgiving◇certainty
- misshapen
- adj. poorly shaped, deformed
- minuet
- n. slow and stately dance in triple meter (French); music for this dance 小步舞, 小步舞曲
- moat
- n. protective body of water surrounding a town or fortress, wide trench filled with water that surrounds a castle
- misanthropy
- n. hatred of other human beings, hatred of all other creatures
- mow
- v. cut down hay or a similar crop, trim grass; destroy or kill without purpose or in great numbers n. pile of hay; part of the barn where hay is stored, hay loft
- minute
- v. record the proceedings of a meeting; make a memorandum agenda·minutes=itenerary·log minute ◆ gargantuan
- mirage
- n. trick of eyesight, optical illusion, deceptive vision
- miser
- n. person who is overly frugal, penny pincher, cheapskate, scrooge, one who is stingy with money and is miserable
- mitigate
- to make less severe or painful:ALLEVIATE
- multifaceted
- adj. having many aspects, of many facets; complex
- minuscule
- minuscule:letter=minnow:fish minuscule◇lengthy document
- muddle
- v. confuse; mess up; soil; disturb; cause disorder; struggle through, push on n. mess, disorganization; confusion
- moan
- v. release of a groan or sigh; make a noise like a moan