Word List 31

missive : letter
mite : small creature; small coin
modicum : limited quantity
modish : fashionable
mogul : powerful person

mollify : soothe
mollycoddle : pamper; indulge excessively
molt : shed feathers
monastic : related to the monks, monastries; free from worldly concerns
moratorium : legal delay of payment

morbid : characteristic of disease
mordant : biting, sarcastic
mores : moral standards, conventions
moribund : dying
morose : sullen, ill-humored

mortician : undertaker
mortify : humiliate; punish the flesh
mote : small speck
motif : theme
motility: ability to move spontaneously

motley : multicolored; mixed
mottled : blotched in coloring; spotted
mountebank : charlatan, boastful pretender
muddle : confuse, mix up
muggy : warm and damp

mulct : defraud a person of something
multifaious : varied, diversified
mundane : everyday; worldly as opposed to spiritual
munificent : generous
mural : wall painting

musty : stale, spoiled by age
mutilate : miam
myopic : near-sighted; lacking foresight
myriad : very large number
nadir : lowest point

narcissist : conceited person