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Malleable:
MEANING: Easily influenced; pliable
SENTENCE: The fans of the governor are as malleable and easily led as
sheep.
Maverick:
MEANING: Rebel, nonconformist
SENTENCE: Most cop movies feature heroes that are maverick police
officers, breaking all the rules, blowing things up, and getting their guns
confiscated by the chief – but ultimately saving the day.
Mawkish:
MEANING: Effusively or insincerely emotional; excessively
sentimental
SENTENCE: The Valentine’s Day cards were a bit mawkish to my taste.

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Mellifluous:
MEANING: Pleasing to the ear
SENTENCE: Ali woke up early to the mellifluous singing of sparrows.
Mendacious
: MEANING: Not telling the truth; lying.
SENTENCE: The political party workers had been mendacious throughout
the court investigation and as a result they were punished severely.
Mendacity:
MEANING: The tendency to be untruthful
SENTENCE: You need to overcome this deplorable mendacity, or no one
will ever believe anything you say.
Metamorphosis:
MEANING: Change of form or shape.
SENTENCE: The metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly is typical of
many such changes in animal life.
Meticulous:
MEANING: Extremely careful and precise
SENTENCE: She was meticulous in her proofreading and copy-editing
business.
Mimicking:
MEANING: Copying, imitating
SENTENCE: When Richard was caught mimicking his teacher in a rude
way, he was put on detention.
Misanthrope:
MEANING: A person who dislikes humankind and avoids
human society.
SENTENCE: Hostile and untrusting people can be described as
misanthropic.
Mitigate:
MEANING: Lessen the extent of a harmful or negative outcome

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SENTENCE: Sunscreen is used to mitigate the effects of sun on your skin.
Modicum:
MEANING: A small or moderate amount
SENTENCE: When you awarded the Fulbright Scholarship, you will have
only a modicum expense of the visa to bear; all major expenses are
covered by the scholarship.