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millionaire - correct spelling millionaire - noun Example: The millionaire donated money to save the old house.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
miniature - noun and adjective Example: He bought a miniature of the Washington Monument. nounExample: The miniature soldier delighted the little boy. adjective... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
minimum - noun and adjective Example: We will reduce our risks to a minimum. nounExample: We can make this investment with minimum risk. adjective... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
minutes - noun Example: She always watches 60 Minutes.Example: The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
miracle - noun Example: Her recovery was a miracle that baffled the doctors.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
miscellaneous - correct spelling miscellaneous - adjective Example: He read a collection of miscellaneous articles.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
mischief - noun Example: The destruction of the church was the mischief of vandals.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
mischievous - correct spelling mischievous - adjective Not mischievious.Example: The children played some mischievous pranks last night.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
misogyny - noun Example: The patriarchal religion centered around a curious brand of misogyny.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
missile - noun Example: He pretended his pencil was a nuclear missile.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
misspell - verb Not mispell.When the last letter of a prefix (mis) matches the first letter of the root word (spell), you do not drop either the last letter of the prefix or the first letter of the root word. Thus: granddaughter and misspell... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
misspelled - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb misspell) and adjective When the last letter of a prefix (mis) matches the first letter of the root word (spelled), you do not drop either the last letter of the prefix or the first ... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
mistake - noun and verb Note: The past tense of the verb mistake is mistook. The past participle is mistaken.Example: His mistake led to his dismissal. nounExample: In the future, I will try not to mistake her for her sister. verbExample: She m... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
momentous - adjective Example: These momentous events precipitated a war.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
monkey - noun and verb Example: The cute little monkey surprised the children. nounExample: He tried to monkey with the valve to make the engine work. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
monotonous - adjective Example: The monotonous teacher put her students to sleep.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
moral - adjective and noun Not morale.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses morale and moral. Click here for that discussion.Example: Her upbringing instilled a moral sense of right and wrong. adjectiveExample: The moral of the sto... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
morale - noun Not moral.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses morale and moral. Click here for that discussion.Example: The defeat hurt the morale of the troops.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
mortgage - noun and verb Example: He took out a second mortgage on his house and bought a car. nounExample: She is trying to mortgage her house. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
mosquito - noun Example: The mosquito carried a vile disease.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
mosquitoes - noun (plural of the noun mosquito) Example: The swarm of mosquitoes disrupted the party.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
mountain - noun Example: They climbed the mountain for the picnic.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
mournful - adjective Example: She stared out the window at the mournful shadows.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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