make off run away
McGuffey United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800-1873)
Mojave a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
mikvah (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)
macaw long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
moo-cow female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
magnify increase in size, volume or significance
misgive suggest fear or doubt
massif a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
mudhif a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq
Mugil type genus of the Mugilidae: mullets
meager deficient in amount or quality or extent
magic any art that invokes supernatural powers
motif a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Magi (New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
make as if begin or appear to begin an action
meg the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
mummify remove the organs and dry out in order to preserve it
MacGuffin (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot
Markoff Russian mathematician (1856-1922)