metallurgical | a. pertaining to art or skill of removing metals from ores |
meteorite | n. stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space |
miasma | n. swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence |
microcosm | n. small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
migrant | a. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering |
migratory | a. wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled |
milieu | n. environment; person’s social setting or environment |
militant | n. a fighting or aggressive person or party |
mimicry | n. imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking |
mincing | a. speaking or walking affectedly or with caution; affectedly elegant and nice |
mind-blower | n. one that intensely affects the mind or emotions |
minutia | n. petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact |
misanthrope | n. one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
misapprehension | n. wrong apprehension of one's meaning or of a fact; misunderstanding |
miscellany | n. collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works |
misconstrue | v. interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of |
miserly | a. indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money |
misnomer | n. error in naming a person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
misrepresent | v. give false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative |
missive | n. letter; written message; messenger |
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