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34 words
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macro
/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Made for photographing very small things close up.
majestic
/məˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/
adjective
B2+
Grand and dignified.
makeshift
/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/
adjective
B2+
Put together from whatever was to hand.
malignant
/məˈlɪɡnənt/
adjective
B2+
Cancerous and able to invade the rest of the body.
manageable
/ˈmænɪd͡ʒəbəl/
adjective
B2+
Small or simple enough to be handled.
manipulative
/məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/
adjective
B2+
Controlling others by clever unfair means.
marbled
adjective
B2+
Veined with swirling lines of another colour.
marinated
adjective
B2+
Left to sit in a flavoured liquid before cooking.
meager
/ˈmiɡɚ/
adjective
B2+
Disappointingly small in amount.
meagre
/ˈmiːɡəɹ/
adjective
B2+
Far too small in amount.
medicinal
/məˈdɪ.sɪ.nəl/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Tasting of medicine rather than food.
mediocre
/ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/
adjective
B2+
Disappointingly middle-of-the-road.
meek
/miːk/
adjective
B2+
Quiet, gentle and unwilling to argue.
merciless
/ˈmɜːsɪləs/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Showing no pity or forgiveness.
metaphorical
/ˌmɛtəˈfɒɹɪkəl/
adjective
B2+
Meant as an image rather than literally.
metric
/ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
A number chosen to measure how well something works.
metropolitan
/mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən/
adjective
B2+
To do with a large busy city.
microscopic
/ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɒp.ɪk/
adjective
B2+
So small it needs a lens to be seen.
mindful
/ˈmaɪnd.fl̩/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Paying close, unjudging attention to the present.
mischievous
/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Playfully naughty, without intending real harm.
molten
/ˈmɒltən/
adjective
B2+
Melted by great heat.
momentary
/ˈmoʊmənˌtɛɹi/
adjective
B2+
Lasting for a very short time.
monetary
/ˈmʌnɪtəɹi/
adjective
B2+
To do with money and its supply.
monochrome
/ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/
adjective
B2+
Made of one colour and its shades.
monumental
/ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Enormous in scale or importance.
motivational
adjective
B2+
Meant to make people want to act.
mountainous
/ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/
adjective
B2+
Full of high peaks, or enormous in size.
mournful
/ˈmɔɹnfəl/
adjective
B2+
Feeling or expressing sorrow.
mucky
/ˈmʌki/
adjective
B2+
Covered in dirt or mud.
muggy
/ˈmʌɡi/
adjective
B2+
Warm, damp and uncomfortable.
mural
/ˈmjʊɹəl/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
A large picture painted directly onto a wall or ceiling.
murky
/ˈmɜː(ɹ)ki/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Dark and dirty.
musty
/ˈmʌsti/
adjective
B2+
Smelling of damp and long shut away.
muted
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
Quiet and softened in sound.