McGuffey United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800-1873)
make off run away
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
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
myg one ten thousandth of a centner
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)
make as if begin or appear to begin an action
McGuffin (film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot