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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