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  1. machine
    a mechanical or electrical device that transmits energy
  2. machinery
    mechanical or electrical devices collectively
  3. mad
    roused to anger
  4. magazine
    a periodic publication containing articles and pictures
  5. magic
    any art that invokes supernatural powers
  6. mail
    the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
  7. main
    most important element
  8. mainly
    for the most part
  9. maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity
  10. major
    greater in scope or effect
  11. majority
    the main part
  12. make-up
    the way in which someone or something is composed
  13. male
    being the sex that performs the fertilizing function
  14. mall
    mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
  15. man
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
  16. manage
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  17. management
    the act of controlling something
  18. manager
    someone who controls resources and expenditures
  19. manner
    how something is done or how it happens
  20. manufacture
    put together out of artificial or natural components
  21. many
    a large number of the persons or things being discussed
  22. map
    a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface
  23. march
    walk fast, with regular or measured steps
  24. March
    the month following February and preceding April
  25. mark
    a distinguishing symbol
  26. market
    a store where groceries are sold
  27. marketing
    the commercial processes in promoting and selling something
  28. marriage
    the state of being a couple voluntarily joined for life
  29. married
    joined in matrimony
  30. marry
    become someone's spouse
  31. mass
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight
  32. massive
    containing a great quantity of matter
  33. master
    a person who has authority over others
  34. match
    a formal contest in which people or teams compete
  35. matching
    being two identical
  36. mate
    a person's partner in marriage
  37. material
    the substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
  38. mathematics
    a science dealing with the logic of quantity and arrangement
  39. matter
    that which has mass and occupies space
  40. maximum
    the greatest or most complete or best possible
  41. may
    thorny shrub of a small tree having white to scarlet flowers
  42. May
    the month following April and preceding June
  43. maybe
    by chance
  44. mayor
    the head of a city government
  45. meal
    any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
  46. mean
    denote or connote
  47. meaning
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified
  48. means
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
  49. meanwhile
    at the same time but in another place
  50. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
  51. measurement
    assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
  52. meat
    the flesh of animals used as food
  53. medium
    the surrounding environment
  54. medical
    relating to the study or practice of medicine
  55. medicine
    the profession devoted to alleviating diseases and injuries
  56. meet
    come together
  57. meeting
    the social act of assembling for some common purpose
  58. melt
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
  59. member
    anything that belongs to a set or class
  60. membership
    the state of being one of the persons in a social group
  61. memory
    the cognitive process whereby past experience is remembered
  62. mental
    involving the mind or an intellectual process
  63. mentally
    in your mind
  64. mention
    make reference to
  65. menu
    a list of dishes available at a restaurant
  66. mere
    being nothing more than specified
  67. merely
    and nothing more
  68. mess
    a state of confusion and disorderliness
  69. message
    a communication that is written or spoken or signaled
  70. metal
    a chemical element or alloy that is usually a shiny solid
  71. method
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
  72. metre
    the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
  73. mid
    used in combination to denote the middle
  74. midday
    when the morning ends and the afternoon begins
  75. middle
    an area that is approximately central within some larger region
  76. midnight
    12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
  77. might
    physical strength
  78. mild
    humble in spirit or manner
  79. mile
    a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet
  80. military
    the armed forces of a nation
  81. milk
    a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
  82. milligram
    one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
  83. millimetre
    a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
  84. million
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
  85. millionth
    the ordinal number of one million in counting order
  86. mind
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  87. mine
    excavation from which ores and minerals are extracted
  88. mineral
    a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
  89. minimum
    the smallest possible quantity
  90. minister
    a person authorized to conduct religious worship
  91. ministry
    the work of a person authorized to conduct religious worship
  92. minor
    inferior in number or size or amount
  93. minority
    being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
  94. mirror
    polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
  95. miss
    fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
  96. missing
    not able to be found
  97. mistake
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or inattention
  98. mix
    mix together different elements
  99. mixed
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  100. mixture
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  101. mix up
    assemble without order or sense
  102. mobile
    moving or capable of moving readily
  103. mobile phone
    a hand-held mobile device
  104. model
    a representation of something, often on a smaller scale
  105. modern
    ahead of the times
  106. mom
    informal terms for a mother
  107. moment
    an indefinitely short time
  108. Monday
    the second day of the week; the first working day
  109. money
    the most common medium of exchange
  110. monitor
    someone who observes to ensure fairness or prevent mistakes
  111. month
    one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
  112. mood
    a characteristic state of feeling
  113. moon
    the natural satellite of the Earth
  114. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  115. more
    greater in size or amount or extent or degree
  116. moreover
    in addition
  117. morning
    the time period between dawn and noon
  118. most
    used to indicate the greatest amount or degree of a quality
  119. mostly
    in large part; mainly or chiefly
  120. mother
    a woman who has given birth to a child
  121. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  122. motor
    machine that creates mechanical energy and imparts movement
  123. motorbike
    small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars
  124. motorcycle
    a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
  125. mount
    go up, advance, or increase
  126. mountain
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings
  127. mouse
    small rodent having a pointed snout and small ears
  128. mouth
    the opening through which food is taken in
  129. movement
    change of position that does not entail a change of location
  130. move over
    move in order to make room for someone for something
  131. movie theater
    a theater where films are shown
  132. moving
    in motion
  133. Mr
    a form of address for a man
  134. Mrs
    a form of address for a married woman
  135. Ms
    a form of address for a woman
  136. much
    great in quantity or degree or extent
  137. mud
    water soaked soil; soft wet earth
  138. multiply
    combine by adding the same number repeatedly
  139. mum
    failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
  140. murder
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being
  141. muscle
    animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  142. museum
    a building for collecting and displaying valuable objects
  143. music
    an artistic form of auditory communication
  144. musical
    characterized by vocal or instrumental sound
  145. musician
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
  146. must
    a necessary or essential thing
  147. mysterious
    beyond ordinary understanding
  148. mystery
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
Created on Mon Feb 27 16:29:10 EST 2023

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