Alphabetic M

verb

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Good / Calm

audio

mosey - To walk or move in a leisurely manner

With all the time in the world, Corey moseyed down the street.

noun

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Good / Flexible

Url audio

medley - A mixture of different things — a diverse combination of items, often from various sources.

The salad was a colorful medley of fresh vegetables.

noun

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Bad / Weak

Url audio

mediocrity - Lack of exceptional talent or ability — being unremarkable in performance or achievement.

Despite everyone's hopes and expectations, the team's performance was marked by mediocrity and inconsistency.

adjective

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Other / Other

Url audio

meantime - In the interim — the short or undefined time before something expected occurs.

The new furniture will arrive next week; in the meantime we’ll use the old chairs.

noun

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Good / Friendly

Url audio

magnanimous - Generous and forgiving, kind and selfless, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful.

After the peasants made an unsuccessful rebellion, the king was magnanimous and distributed food to them when they were starving.

adjective

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Other / Entice

audio

mesmerizing - To hold one's attention in an almost magnetic way

The audience at the circus were mesmerized by the acrobats.

adjective

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Good / Important

audio

momentous - Important because of the effect it has on the future

Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon was a momentous event because it gave people the feeling that nothing was beyond their reach.

noun

See verb

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Bad / War

audio

massacre - An act of killing a lot of people

The army investigated what seemed like a massacre of innocent villagers

verb

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Bad / Disorganized

audio

muss - To make someone's hair or clothes untidy or messy

Jeremiah would playfully muss his daughter's hair when he wanted to get her attention.

verb

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Bad / Hurt

audio

maul - (of an animal) To wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing

Animals in the jungle can be mauled by lions if they're too slow.

noun

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Good / Brave

audio

maverick - An unorthodox or independent-minded person

Frank Sinatra was such a maverick in his field that his best-known song is, appropriately, "My Way."

adjective

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Bad / Stupid

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misguided - Having or showing faulty judgment or reasoning.

She shouted at him, 'If you think you can get me to marry you by controlling me, then you are terribly misguided.'