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manageable - correct spelling

manageable - adjective  Example: We have no reason to worry. These are manageable problems....

added by edgood
8 years ago

maneuver - correct spelling

maneuver - verb and noun  Also manoeuvre (especially in England).Example: We must try to maneuver the conversation away from this issue. verbExample: The risky maneuver threatened the finances of the company. noun...

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8 years ago

manufacture - correct spelling

manufacture - verb and noun  Example: He discovered a new way to manufacture cotton cloth. verbExample: His invention concerned the manufacture of computer chips. noun...

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8 years ago

marriage - correct spelling

marriage - noun  Example: Each anniversary, they reminisced about their marriage....

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8 years ago

married - correct spelling

married - verb and adjective  Example: He married his childhood sweetheart. verbExample: The young married couple enjoyed their honeymoon. adjective...

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8 years ago

marry - correct spelling

marry - verb  Example: He got down on his knees and said, “Will you marry me?”...

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8 years ago

marshmallow - correct spelling

marshmallow - noun  Not marshmellow.Example: The little girl toasted her first marshmallow at summer camp....

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8 years ago

match - correct spelling

match - noun and verb  Example: Jason and Molly—what a wonderful match. nounExample: While shopping, he tried to match his new suit with some ties. verb...

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8 years ago

material - correct spelling

material - adjective and noun  Example: She is a material witness of the crime. adjectiveExample: Be careful with that combustible material. noun...

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8 years ago

mathematics - correct spelling

mathematics - noun  Example: He learned to add and subtract at an early age, so he majored in mathematics in college....

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8 years ago

measure - correct spelling

measure - verb and noun  Example: He tried to measure the acreage of his field. verbExample: Americans use the gallon as the measure of liquids. nounExample: The senate passed the measure to lower taxes. noun...

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8 years ago

medicine - correct spelling

medicine - noun  Example: Matthew studied medicine in Richmond, Virginia.Example: This new medicine might be the cure for cancer....

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8 years ago

medieval - correct spelling

medieval - adjective  Example: He studied medieval architecture in college...

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8 years ago

memento - correct spelling

memento - noun  Not momento.Example: He kept a lock of her hair as a memento....

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8 years ago

might - correct spelling

might - auxiliary verb and noun  Example: He might win. He might not. auxiliary verbExample: He swung the bat with all his might. noun...

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8 years ago

millennium - correct spelling

millennium - noun  Not millenium.Example: In the late 1990s, everyone made plans to celebrate the next millennium....

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8 years ago

million - correct spelling

million - adjective and noun  Example: He won a million dollars in the golf tournament. adjectiveExample: She’s one in a million. noun...

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8 years ago

millionaire - correct spelling

millionaire - noun  Example: The millionaire donated money to save the old house....

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8 years ago

miniature - correct spelling

miniature - noun and adjective  Example: He bought a miniature of the Washington Monument. nounExample: The miniature soldier delighted the little boy. adjective...

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8 years ago

minimum - correct spelling

minimum - noun and adjective  Example: We will reduce our risks to a  minimum. nounExample: We can make this investment with minimum risk. adjective...

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8 years ago

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 mini- in the sense “of a small size.” Because of the frequency of mini...

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8 years ago

minutes - correct spelling

minutes - noun  Example: She always watches 60 Minutes.Example: The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting....

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8 years ago

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.Example: This small piece of minutia brought down the entire project. noun (singular)Example: Don’t...

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8 years ago

miracle - correct spelling

miracle - noun  Example: Her recovery was a miracle that baffled the doctors....

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8 years ago

miscellaneous - correct spelling

miscellaneous - adjective  Example: He read a collection of miscellaneous articles....

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8 years ago

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