media, medium The word media is the plural of medium. These days, however, using media as a collec... |
medicine - correct spelling medicine - noun
Example: Matthew studied medicine in Richmond, Virginia.Example: This new ... |
medieval - correct spelling medieval - adjective
Example: He studied medieval architecture in college... |
memento - correct spelling memento - noun
Not momento.Example: He kept a lock of her hair as a memento.... |
memorandum, memoranda The word memorandum is singular
. Its plural is either memoranda or memorandums. In fact, ... |
Memorize the Various Personal Pronouns Here are the same tables on personal pronouns you memorized in Grammar.com’s section on the Parts of Speech (Pronouns):Singular Personal Pronouns ... |
mendacious - vocabulary adjective
Untrue, false; habitually telling lies, dishonest. For the last week, I've been intimately involved with Jack Nicholson. He's both a charmer and a cliché. Passionate about truth in his art and... |
meretricious - vocabulary adjective
Showy, gaudy, tawdry; deceptively pleasing, based on pretense; also relating to a prostitute, as in a meretricious relationship. “She is charming,” thought Eugène, more and more in lo... |
meticulous - vocabulary adjective
Taking extreme care with minute details; precise; thorough. Moreover, in his tremendous prophecy of this kingdom which was to make all men one together in God, Jesus had small patience for the... |
mettle - vocabulary noun
Courage or fortitude; also temperament or disposition, as in a woman of fine mettle. In truth, the Geats’ prince gladly trusted his mettle, his might, the mercy of God! Cast of... |
microcosm - vocabulary noun
A small representative system analogous to the larger system. Thus one can see in the Negro church to-day, reproduced in microcosm, all that great world from which the Negro is cut off ... |
mien - vocabulary noun
Air, demeanor, or bearing, which shows feeling or character. My Lord advances with majestic mien, Smit with the mighty pleasure to be seen.—Alexander Pope Moral Es... |
might - correct spelling might - auxiliary verb and noun
Example: He might win. He mi... |
militate, mitigate - vocabulary verb
Militate: to influence strongly. The word militate is intransitive and is usually accompanied by the preposit... |
millennium - correct spelling millennium - noun
Not millenium.Example: In the late 1990s, everyone made plans to celebrate the next millennium.... |
million - correct spelling million - adjective and noun
Example: He won a million dollars in the golf tournament. adjectiv... |
millionaire - correct spelling millionaire - noun
Example: The millionaire donated money to save the old house.... |
miniature - correct spelling miniature - noun and adjective
Example: He bought a miniature of the Washington Monument. noun... |
minimum - correct spelling minimum - noun and adjective
Example: We will reduce our risks to a minimum. noun... |
minor sentence Any piece of speech or writing which does not have the form of a complete sentence but which is normal in context. Examples: "Any news?"; "No smoking!"; "Hello."; "As if I would know."; "Wow!... |
minuscule - correct spelling minuscule - adjective
Note: The word derives from the Latin minus meaning “less.” In much writing, you’ll find it spelled miniscule, probably because of the prefix ... |
minutes - correct spelling minutes - noun
Example: She always watches 60 Minutes.Example: The secretary read the ... |
minutia - correct spelling minutia - noun (plural minutiae) Note: Most people use the word to mean “small details.” They should therefore opt for the plural minutiae... |
miracle - correct spelling miracle - noun
Example: Her recovery was a miracle that baffled the doctors.... |
misanthropic - vocabulary adjective
Characterized by a mistrustful scorn or hatred of humankind; having a sneering disbelief in humankind.Note: The noun misanthrope (a person) is a hater of ... |
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