| A | B |
|---|
| machination | the act of plotting |
| magisterial | characterized by authority |
| magnanimity | unselfish |
| malcontent | a person who is sad or dissatisfied all the time |
| malediction | a curse; saying something bad about someone |
| marionette | a puppet manipulated by strings attached to it's limbs |
| marshy | relating to a swamp |
| matriarchal | female dominated; society run by women |
| maverick | someone who is not a conformist; person who doesn't follow rules |
| meander | to wander |
| meddle | to pry into other's affairs or business; interfere |
| melancholy | sadness |
| mellifluous | smooth and sweet |
| memento | a reminder of the past; keepsake |
| menagerie | a diverse or miscellanous group |
| mercurial | quixk and changeable in temperament; volatile |
| methodical | being exact in procedure |
| mimicry | imitating |
| misanthropic | not trusting or hating people |
| mitigate | to allieviate |
| momentous | of utmost importance |
| morsel | a small bit of food |
| mosiac | a design created by placing tiles next to each other |
| motion | a formal propostion |
| multifarious | having great diversity |
| multiplicity | a large number |
| mundane | ordinary, commonplace |
| muse | a source of inspriation |
| nemesis | a source of harm |
| nocturnal | pertaining to the night |
| nonchalant | calm; casual; seeming unexciting |
| nondescript | lacking distinctive qualities; no individual character or form |
| novice | apprentice; begineer; a person new to the field or activity |
| nullify | to make void |
| obsequious | full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning |
| obstinate | stubborn; obdurate; unwilling to yield |
| occlusion | a blockage in a passageway |
| odious | receiving great hatred |
| odometer | instrument used to measure distance |
| olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| ominous | threathing |
| open-handed | generous |
| opulent | exhibiting wealth; affluent |
| orator | speaker; lecturer |
| orthodox | straight; adhering to the accepted or tradtional and established faith; especially in religion |
| ostentatious | showy; displaying wealth |
| overhaul | to completely revise |
| pacifistic | opposing conflict |
| pallid | lacking radiance or vitality; dull |
| pamper | to excessively gratify; spoil; indulge |
| pantomime | communication by means of gestures and facial expressions |
| paradox | a seemingly contradictory statement that may actually be true |
| paragon | something known for excellence |
| parched | to make extremelt dry, esp. by exposure to heat |
| parenthetical | a digression |
| patronizing | to act condescdingly |
| paucity | scarcity |
| padagogy | the art or profession of teaching |
| pediatric | the branch medicine that involves children |
| penchant | to have an inclination for |
| perfidious | trecherous |
| permafrost | permantely frozen subsoil |
| pernicious | deadly |
| pervasive | widespread; everywhere |
| pessimist | somewho who always thinks negatively |
| pettiness | cheap; ungiving |
| petulant | easily irritated |
| philistine | narrow-minded; ignorant; lacking refinement |
| plucky | having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances; perserving |
| plumage | the outer covering of a bird |
| plummet | to drop quickly |
| poignant | causing pain |
| polyglot | in several languages (spoken or written) |
| portfolio | a portable case for holding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings |
| precedent | the first for an example |
| precept | a formal rule |
| precocious | unusally advanced or talented at an early age |
| pretentious | claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, esp. when unjustified; ostentatious |
| prevaricate | to lie |
