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Vocab 14

1.       Mendicant: A beggar
The mendicant was beseeching passers-by for the money.
S: Panhandler

2.       Mercenary: Working or done for payment only.
The mercenary can never become a good doctor.
S: Pecuniary

3.       Metamorphosis: Transformation
Under the new editor, the magazine has undergone a metamorphosis.
S: Change, Conversion

4.       Millennium: A period of thousand years
It is only once a millennium that we come across a great person like Gandhi.

5.       Milksop: One who is easily frightened
The milksop found it difficult to converse with his dominerring friends.
S: Coward

6.       Converse: The opposite
In the US, you drive on the right hand side of the road, but in Britain the converse applies.

7.       Minuscule: Extremely small
Our earth appears to be minuscule in comparison with the vast universe.
S: Minute
A: Gigantic, Enormous, and Mammoth

8.       Minutiae: Insignificant details
The committee studied the minutiae of the report for hours.

9.       Minatory: Threatening
His father’s minatory tone brought the necessary.
S: Menacing

10.   Misanthrope: One who detests or distrusts all people and human society.

11.   Misogyny: Hatred of woman

12.   Misogamist: One who hates marriage.

13.   Missive: An official, formal or long letter
She sent a ten-page missive to the council, detailing her objections.

14.   Modicum: A small amount of something good such as truth or honesty.
There is not even a modicum of truth in her statement.

15.   Modulate: To regulate or adjust (voice)
The singer was asked to modulate her voice when she went into a high pitch.
S: Moderate


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