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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