Vocabulary English-English With M Part 2
Merry-making (noun)
the act of showing happy satisfaction in an event; joyful, exuberant activity
- Meanwhile, at the Union camp at Shiloh, the Federal troops spent a day drilling and merry-making. Hundreds went for a swim in Owl Creek. Others rested.
Metabolize (verb)
to change a substance, i.e., food, and its chemical nature so that it can be used for another purpose
- When Starch is digested, our body hydrolyzes it to glucose. The glucose is then metabolized and used for energy.
Metallic (adjective)
consisting or characteristic of metal; having the sheen or luster of metals
- To make the appearance of his automobile more attractive, the owner had his car painted a metallic green.
Meticulous (adjective)
showing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details
- Professor Brown, known for meticulous attention to detail, gives exams consisting of more than 250 questions.
Metropolis (noun)
a large and important town
- The world’s lead city-states are its greatest metropolises – New York, Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and their global "command and control" competitors, spread from Chicago to Singapore.
Migrate (verb)
an object which travels from one place to a new place; to leave one’s native land and to settle in another
- The lunar surface is bombarded with water rich objects such as comets, and scientists have suspected that some of the water in these objects could migrate to permanently dark areas at the lunar poles, perhaps accumulating to useable quantities.
Mild (adjective)
free from extremes in temperature; free from severity or violence, as in movement
- Most people have observed mild dissociative episodes in which they lose touch with their surroundings. Examples include daydreaming, highway hypnosis, or losing oneself in a movie or book.
Milestone (noun)
significant event or stage in a person’s life
- Since the ability to achieve competency varies to a great degree in adults and less so in children (who possess the same high proficiency capabilities), does this not in itself suggest an overall pattern of ability set on by age? Perhaps, the onset of a sensitive period changes according to the individual just as growth patterns and personal milestones are reached at different times in one’s life.
Millennium (noun) a period of 1,000 years
- Indeed, fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident has turned up in ice cores, as has dust from violent desert storms countless millennia ago.
Mingle (noun)
to take part in social activities
- From time to time, a worker should mingle with other co-workers at Halloween, Christmas, and New Year’s parties.
Misconception (noun)
to be mistaken in judgment
- One of the common misconceptions many job seekers have, especially recent graduates, is that a degree automatically means more money or a certain amount of it.
Misnomer (noun)
a wrong name or designation
- Fixed-rate cards, meanwhile, are something of a misnomer, since their rates aren't actually fixed.
Mnemonic (adjective)
a technique or system of improving the memory by the use of certain formulas
- Develop mnemonic devices for material which needs to be memorized.
Mobilize (verb)
to assemble, prepare, or put into operation, as for war or a similar emergency
- Although increasingly portrayed as the pre-eminent black spokesperson, King did not mobilize mass protest activity during the first five years after the Montgomery boycott ended.
Moderate (verb)
to make or become less severe; to become less active or intense
- The union has hired someone to moderate the arguments between the faculty and the administration.
Moisture (noun)
water or other liquid causing a slight dampness or wetness
- The child sleeps on a pad that buzzes loudly the moment it detects moisture.
Molecule (noun)
the smallest particle of an element or compound
- This process of breaking down large molecules into their smallest parts so our body can use them is termed digestion.
Molest (verb)
to make annoying sexual advances to; especially: to force physical and sexual contact
- A California man was charged with molesting his daughters almost 50 years ago.
Momentum (noun)
a strength or force that keeps growing
- If it impacted the earth with enough momentum and if it was large enough, a meteorite could cause the extinction of the human species.
Monopoly (noun)
exclusive control or possession
- Even though Thomas Jefferson was against most forms of monopoly, he believed that an invention should be protected from attempts to copy it.
Morale (noun)
mental attitudes of a person, especially with regards to confidence and discipline
- It is important to have high morale in a company so that productivity remains high.
Morpheme (noun)
the smallest meaningful unit of speech
- A word may contain more than one morpheme, as in antiestablishment, in which there are three morphemes.
Mortality (noun)
the condition of being mortal; especially the nature of man, as having the nature to die
- Of 14 studies on the mortality of firefighters, 11 found excess risk for brain cancer.
Mortar (noun)
a mixture of cement, lime, or gypsum plaster with sand and water that hardens and is used in masonry or plastering
- From a physicist’s point of view, the fermions are the bricks on which the world is built, and the bosons are the mortar that binds them together.
Mount (verb)
to set on something that elevates
- Wheels mounted on a frame over a river were the first devices used to harness water power.
Movingly (adverb)
so as a general arousing or stirring of the emotions or feelings
- Talking movingly to her father upon departure, Karen told him that she would return in two years.
Multiethnic (adjective)
having to do with people in a society or community of many different nationalities
- The sociological perspective is crucial for working in today's multiethnic and multinational business environment.
Municipal (adjective)
belonging to a city
- Although aluminum is less than one percent of the nation's municipal solid waste stream, it remains one of the most valuable recyclable materials.
Murkiness (noun)
a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke; the act of being darkly vague or obscure
- But the idea of securing a "critical mass" of underrepresented students, which the court endorsed, may create more murkiness about limits of race-based school policies, critics say.
Mushroom (verb)
to well up and spread out laterally from a central source; to become enlarged or extended; to spring up suddenly or multiply rapidly
- As the Earth’s population continues to mushroom, can ways be found to manage natural resources without causing ecological collapse?
Muster (verb)
to come together; to assemble, prepare, or put into operation
- While in France, he would sometimes go to the café that James Joyce would frequent, but the interminably shy Faulkner never mustered the nerve to speak to him.
Mutation (noun)
the process or result of making or becoming different
- Driven by dizzying mutations in medical costs, program directors and staff ponder the disruptive dynamism of these new reforms.
Muzzle (noun)
a device, as of straps, fastened over the mouth of an animal to prevent its biting or eating
- Dogs should wear muzzles when they are certain to have contact with other dogs and children.
Mystical (adjective)
difficult to explain or understand
- Coconut trees possess the mystical ability to conjure up a tropical paradise atmosphere wherever they may be found.
Mythology (noun)
a body of traditional beliefs and notions accumulated about a particular subject
- In Roman mythology, Mercury is the god of commerce, travel and thievery, the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hermes, the messenger of the Gods.
Demikian, semoga bermanfaat.
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