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Description=Word List No. 30
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word	definition	part of speech	high-frequency
mausoleum	monumental tomb	noun
mauve	pale purple	adjective
maverick	rebel; nonconformist	noun
mawkish	icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin	adjective
maxim	proverb; a truth pithily stated	noun
mayhem	an injury to body	noun
meager	scantly; inadequate	adjective	*
mealymouthed	indirect in speech;hypocritical	adjective
meander	to wind or turn in its course	verb
meddlesome	interfering	adjective
mediate	settle a dispute through the services of an outsider	verb
mediocre	ordinary; commonplace	adjective
meditation	reflection; thought	noun
medley	mixture	noun
meek	submissive; patient and long-suffering	adjective
megalomania	mania for doing grandiose things	noun
melange	medley; miscellany	noun
melancholy	gloomy; morose	adjective
melee	fight	noun
mellifluous	flowing smoothly; smooth	adjective
memento	token reminder	noun
memorialize	commemorate	verb
menagerie	collection of wild animals	noun
mendacious	lying; false; habitually dishonest	adjective
mendicant	beggar	noun
menial	suitable for servants; low	adjective
mentor	teacher	noun
mercantile	concerning trade	adjective
mercenary	interested in money or gain	adjective
mercurial	fickle; changing	adjective
meretricious	flashy; tawdry	adjective
merger	combination (of two business corporations)	noun
mesa	high, flat-topped hill	noun
mesmerize	hypnotize	verb
metallurgical	pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores	adjective
metamorphosis	change of form	noun
metaphor	implied comparison	noun
metaphysical	pertaining to speculative philosophy	adjective
mete	measure; distribute	verb
meteoric	momentarily brilliant	adjective
methodological	systematic	adjective	*
meticulous	excessively careful	adjective	*
metropolis	large city	noun
mettle	courage; spirit	noun
miasma	swamp gas; odor of decaying matter	noun
microcosm	small world	noun
mien	demeanor; bearing	noun
migrant	changing its habitat; wandering	adjective
migratory	wandering	adjective
milieu	environment; means of expression	noun
militant	combative; bellicose	adjective
militate	work against	verb
millennium	thousand-year period	noun
mimicry	imitation	noun
minatory	menacing; threatening	adjective
minaret	slender tower attached to a mosque	noun
mincing	affectedly dainty 	adjective
minion	a servile dependent	noun
minuscule	extremely small	adjective
minute	extremely small	adjective
minutiae	petty details	noun
mirage	unreal reflection; optical illusion	noun
mire	entangle; stick in swampy ground	verb
mirth	merriment; laughter	noun
misadventure	mischance; ill luck	noun
misanthrope	one who hates mankind	noun
misapprehenison	error; misunderstanding	noun
miscegenation	intermarriage between races	noun
miscellany	mixture of writings on various subjects	noun
mischance	ill luck	noun
misconstrue	interpret incorrectly; misjudge	verb	*
miscreant	wretch; villain	noun
misdemeanor	minor crime	noun
miserly	stingy; mean	adjective	*
misgivings	doubts	noun
mishap	accident	noun
misnomer	wrong name; incorrect designation	noun