Princeton Review Word Smart 2nd Edition Root M

Jayakarthigayan S. (India)
mag / maj / max - big; mal / male - bad, ill, evil, wrong; man - hand; mater / matr - woman, mother; min - small; min - to project, to hangover; mis / mit - to send; misc - mixed; mon / monit - to warn; morph - shape; mort / mor - death; mut - change
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  1. magnify
    increase in size, volume or significance
  2. magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent
  3. major
    greater in scope or effect
  4. maximum
    the greatest or most complete or best possible
  5. majestic
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  6. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  7. magnate
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  8. maxim
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  9. magniloquent
    lofty in style
  10. malfunction
    fail to work properly
  11. malodorous
    having an unpleasant smell
  12. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
  13. malcontent
    dissatisfied as toward authority
  14. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  15. malaise
    a feeling of mild sickness or depression
  16. dismal
    causing dejection
  17. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  18. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  19. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  20. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  21. malfeasance
    wrongful conduct by a public official
  22. malefactor
    someone who has committed a crime
  23. malediction
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  24. manual
    of or relating to the hands
  25. manufacture
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  26. emancipate
    free from slavery or servitude
  27. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  28. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  29. mandatory
    required by rule
  30. matrimony
    state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life
  31. maternal
    characteristic of a mother
  32. maternity
    the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
  33. matriculate
    enroll as a student
  34. matriarch
    a female head of a family or tribe
  35. minute
    a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
  36. minutia
    a small or minor detail
  37. diminution
    change toward something smaller or lower
  38. miniature
    being on a very small scale
  39. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  40. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  41. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  42. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  43. preeminent
    greatest in importance, degree, or significance
  44. transmit
    send from one person or place to another
  45. manumit
    free from slavery or servitude
  46. emissary
    someone sent to represent another's interests
  47. missive
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
  48. intermittent
    stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  49. remit
    send in payment
  50. remission
    an abatement in intensity or degree
  51. demise
    the time when something ends
  52. miscellaneous
    having many aspects
  53. miscegenation
    marriage or reproduction by people of different races
  54. promiscuous
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
  55. monument
    a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
  56. monitor
    someone who observes to ensure fairness or prevent mistakes
  57. summons
    a request to be present
  58. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  59. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  60. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  61. metamorphosis
    striking change in appearance or character or circumstances
  62. polymorphous
    having or occurring in several distinct forms
  63. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  64. immortal
    not subject to death
  65. morgue
    a building or room where dead bodies are kept before burial
  66. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  67. moribund
    being on the point of death
  68. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  69. commute
    a regular journey to and from your place of work
  70. mutation
    a change or alteration in form or qualities
  71. mutant
    an animal that has undergone mutation
  72. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  73. transmutation
    an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
  74. permutation
    a complete change in character or condition
Created on Fri Sep 20 00:35:29 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Sep 20 00:36:27 EDT 2013)

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