GRE M.txt

gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death

mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation

incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory

ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon

soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper

crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli

evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate

spotted; stained; CF. immaculate

pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments

violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream

authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner

official with power to administer the law

generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous

person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate

boastful; pompous

greatness (in size or extent); extent

mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life

tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies

clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling

illness

uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)

comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop

inappropriate; ADV.

person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented

curse

evildoer; criminal

doing evil; N. maleficience

wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence

wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)

hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite

speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence

tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor

one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work

(of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable

foul-smelling

mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost

vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young

having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column

give or take milk at the breast or udder

suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone

gigantic; enormous

restrain; handcuff; N.

order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory

obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate

shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance

skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair

raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm

evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly

outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent

distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp

public declaration of principles; statement of policy

many in number or kind; numerous; varied

operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people

affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech

distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)

emancipate; free from slavery or bondage

pertaining to marriage

bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces

noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man

damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure

put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official

(cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help

one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo

warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law

student at a military school

strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet

one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism

person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism

chew

preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)

motherly; N. maternity: motherhood

woman who rules a family or larger social group

enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix

point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization

effusively sentimental

swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments

handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer

monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos

pale purple

rebel; nonconformist (in a group)

mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental

proverb; truth pithily stated

injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim

scanty; inadequate

indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive

wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly

interfering; V. meddle: interfere

settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire

intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between

ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad

reflection; thought; V. meditate

element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted

mixture

submissive; patient and long-suffering

man who is courting a woman

mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth

gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia

gloomy; depressed

fight

(of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune

token; reminder of the past; keepsake; Ex. memento of your visit

commemorate

something

collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo

lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity

beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar

money or goods given to the poor

suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)

counselor; teacher

concerning trade or merchants

motivated solely by money or gain; N.

capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood

mercury

flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute

of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse; Ex. vulgar display of wealth; N. vulgarism: vulgarity; crudely indecent word; CF. vulgarian: vulgar person; boor; lout

combination (of two business corporations); act of merging

hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer

pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores

change of form; Ex. metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly; V. metamorphose: change by metamorphosis

implied comparison; CF. simile

rise or fly high in the air; Ex. The rocket soared into the sky.

pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality

measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/punishment

like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor

systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure

excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous

large city

courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome

swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence

wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid

small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society

small model; small painting; ADJ: small

changing its habitat; wandering; Ex. migrant birds/workers; N: one that migrates

wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another

social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.

combative; bellicose; N.

work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier

army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers

thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity

imitation

pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime

menacing; threatening

affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way

delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress

delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful; Ex. exquisite piece of jewelry

delicate; of very fine quality

servile dependent; obsequious follower

extremely small

extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting

petty or trivial details; CF. minutia

unreal reflection; optical illusion

entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire

merriment; laughter

mischance; ill luck; Ex. death by misadventure

one who hates mankind; misanthropist

despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander

error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend

mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items

made up of a variety of parts

ill luck

interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge

wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe

miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile

minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing

immoral behavior; bad management; V.

stingy; mean

doubts

unfortunate accident

wrong or improper name; incorrect designation

hatred of marriage

hater of woman; CF. misogyny

object to be thrown or projected

letter; written statement; CF. sent

very small object or insect-like creature; small coin

appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity

pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device

movable; not fixed; N. mobility

ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision

prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life

limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate

fashionable; conforming to the current fashion

tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G

powerful person; Ex. oil moguls; CF. Mogol

the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance

soothe an angry person

pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively

periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)

melted; Ex. molten lava

very important; N. moment; CF. momentary

quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force

government under a single ruler

related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

pertaining to money

having only one color

painting in only one color; ADJ.

design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.

scholarly article

solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone

belief in one God

sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone

massive; impressively large; built as a monument

fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood:

legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses

given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease

biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit

conventions; moral standards; moral customs

dying; at the point of death; CF. death

ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy

undertaker; CF. death

funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials

humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die

picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.

small speck (esp. of dust)

small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye

theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure

ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously

multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts)

brief statement used to express a principle

blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors

spot; blot; CF. blot+botch

mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished

charlatan; boastful pretender

travel about selling (wares); CF. foot

confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion

(of weather) warm and damp

defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy

varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities

having many forms

having many languages; fluent in several languages

state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element

worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world

very generous in giving; Ex. munificent benefactor; N. munificience

wall painting

dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague; Ex. murky night/fog; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom

ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)

having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer

gather; assemble (troops); Ex. muster up one's strength for the ordeal; N.

stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist

ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant

silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise

silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound

maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part

unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer

nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia

very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand