Words Starting With M

soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result

a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

generous and understanding and tolerant

a very wealthy or powerful businessman

not adroit

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

a person who is discontented or disgusted

wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred

wrongful conduct by a public official

having the nature of or resulting from malice; ; - Rudyard Kipling

having or exerting a malignant influence

avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions

blemished by injury or rough wear

Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

effusively or insincerely emotional

an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it

effusively or insincerely emotional

English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

deficient in amount or quality or extent

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

intentionally untrue

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

a person hired to fight for another country than their own

relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury

deserving reward or praise

attract strongly, as if with a magnet

marked by extreme care in treatment of details

the courage to carry on

dignified manner or conduct

the environmental condition

a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts

a small or minor detail

great merriment

someone who dislikes people in general

interpret in the wrong way

an incorrect or unsuitable name

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate

characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity

the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

not growing or changing; without force or vitality

showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

give an incentive for action

found in the ordinary course of events; ; ; - Anita Diamant

very generous

unable to see distant objects clearly

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand