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motivate,
motivated,
motivating,
motivates.transitive
verbs
to impel to action; to provide with an incentive;
move to action; to provide a motive, a reason for decision
motivation.noun,.plural.motivations
motivating or being motivated
motivator.noun,.plural.motivators
motive.noun,.plural.motives
the reason
that makes someone do something (considering his actions, there may be
hidden motives); subconscious.conditioning
providing impetus for decisions
and actions in accordance with
the conditioning; drive, impulse,
emotion, intention, etc.,
that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way, an incitement
to action; acting from low consciousness
is functioning
with locomotives
(young people often begin complicating
their lives with flies)
motive.adjective
causing or able to cause motion (motive power);
impelling to action; of or constituting an incitement to action
motive, motived,
motiving,
motives.transitive
verbs
to motivate
mock, mocked,
mocking,
mocks.transitive
verbs
if someone mocks you, they show or pretend
that they think you are foolish or inferior,
for
example by saying something funny about you or by imitating
your behavior
(the bitch
Delilah and her accusation
of being mocked by Samson, 'you're mocking me':.Judges
16:10-18); a mocking expression or mocking behavior indicates
that you think someone or something is stupid
or inferior (she gave a mocking smile); to
give the impression
that you are not serious, that you are playing and making a joke;
to mimic, as in sport or
derision;
to pretend you are like another
in such a way as to be demeaning
to them, like ancient Elijah did:.1Kings18:27-29;
you use mock to describe someone or something which you disparage
with ridicule or
contempt;
cynical;
to turn up the nose at someone; deride;
to imitate;
counterfeit;
to defy and make futile
mockery.noun,.plural.mockeries
scornfully.contemptuous
ridicule; derision; a specific
act of ridicule or derision;
an object of scorn
or ridicule (made a mockery of the rules); a false, derisive
or impudent imitation (the trial
was a mockery of justice); something ludicrously.futile
or unsuitable
intransitive
verb use.to express scorn or ridicule;
jeer.(they
mocked at the idea of love spreading throughout the Earth)
mock.noun
the act of mocking; mockery; derision (said it
merely in mock); an object of scorn or derision; an imitation or a counterfeit
mock.adjective
simulated; false; sham.(a
mock battle)
mock.adverb
in an insincere
or pretending manner
mockingly.adverb
mocker.noun,.plural.mockers
mockup.also.mock-up.noun,.plural.mockups.also.mock-ups
a usually full-sized scale.model
of a structure, used for demonstration, study or testing; a layout of printed
matter
morphology.noun,.plural.morphologies
the morphology of something is its form and structure;
the branch of biology
that deals with an organism's
form without consideration of function,
such as in the case of structure
of plants and animals; the form and structure of an organism or one
of its parts (the morphology of a cell; the morphology of vertebrates)
morphosis.noun,.plural.morphoses
the manner in which an organism
or any of its parts changes form or undergoes development; from Greek
'morphsis' meaning 'process of forming' and from 'morphoun' meaning 'to
form' and from 'morph' meaning ' form'
Linguistics:.the
study of the structure and form of words in language or a language, including
inflection,
derivation
and the formation of compounds
morphologically.adverb
morphological.or.morphologic.adjective
morphologist.noun,.plural.morphologists
malign, maligned,
maligning,
maligns.transitive
verbs
to make evil,
harmful and often untrue statements about; speak evil of; showing ill will;
malicious;
very harmful toward; evil in intent
malign.adjective
evil in disposition,
nature or intent; evil in influence; injurious; having or showing malice
or ill will; malevolent
malignly.adverb
maligner.noun.plural.maligners
malignity.noun,.plural.malignities
intense
ill will or hatred; great malice;
an act or a feeling of great malice;
the condition
or quality
of being highly dangerous
or injurious;
deadliness
manifest.adjective
if you manifest a particular.quality,
feeling
or if it manifests itself, it becomes visible
or obvious;
manifest is to bring forth to a place of notice, a place of visibility,
as from the invisible; to show or demonstrate
plainly; to make clear; to reveal;
make evident;
to be obvious;
apparent
(it wasn't manifest until we arrived to purchase the tickets that there
were many other charges added)
manifest, manifested,
manifesting,
manifests.transitive
verbs
to be brought forth into view; to come from invisibilty
into visibility; to show or demonstrate plainly; reveal; to be evidence
of; prove
manifest.noun,.plural.manifests
a list of cargo or passengers carried on a ship
or plane; an invoice of goods carried on a truck or train; to record in
a ship's manifest; to display or present a manifest of cargo (ships have
to list all cargo they are carrying in what's called the ship's manifest);
a list of railroad cars according to owner and location
manifestly.adverb
manifestation.noun,.plural.manifestations
the act of manifesting;
the state of being manifested; an indication of the existence, reality
or presence of something (a high fever is an early manifestation of one's
immune
system dealing with a pathogen);
one of the forms in which someone or something, such as an individual,
a divine being or an idea, is revealed (many non terrestrials look
just like us)
minimize, minimized,
minimizing,
minimizes.transitive
verbs
to reduce
to the smallest possible.amount,
extent,
size or degree;
to represent
as having the least
degree of importance,
value
or size (minimized the amount of salt the recipe called for and it still
tasted as good as before)
minimizer.noun,.plural.minimizers
use of a bit
of sugar minimizes the taste of spicy hot foods
minimal.adjective
smallest in amount; only
barely.adequate
minimally.adverb
minimality.noun,.plural.minimalities
minimum.noun,.plural.minimums.or.minima
the smallest or least.quantity
or degree that is possible,
allowed or needed; least.possible.quantity
or degree
minimum.adjective
of, consisting of or representing the lowest possible
amount or degree permissible.or.attainable;
from Latin.neuter
of 'minimus' meaninf 'least'
minute.(pronounced
'my noot').adjective
tiny, exceptionally small; usually relatively
unimportant; petty; trifling.(it's
simply a minute point and not worth spending any more time on)
minutely.adverb
with attention to small details; on a very small
scale; into tiny pieces
minuteness.noun,.plural.minutenesses
minutia.noun,.plural.minutiae
a small or trivial.detail;
petty
minute.noun,.plural.minutes.(pronounced
'min it').
a unit of time equal to
one sixtieth of an hour or 60 seconds; a note or summary
covering points to be remembered (do you have the minutes of the last meeting?);
a memorandum; a record of the
proceedings
at a meeting (we'll now go over the minutes of the last few meetings)
minute,
minuted,
minuting,
minutes.transitive
verbs
to record in a memorandum
or the minutes of a meeting
misname,
misnamed,
misnaming,
misnames.transitive
verbs
to call by a wrong name
misnomer.noun,.plural.misnomers
application
of a wrong name; to misname; a name wrongly or unsuitably
applied to an individual or an object (because they lacked.comprehension
of the facts, they called it a conspiracy
theory); if you say that a word or name is a misnomer, you mean that
it describes something incorrectly (herbal 'tea' is something of a misnomer
because these drinks contain no tea at all, they are an infusion
of herbs; 'silent movie' is a misnomer since the movies usually had a musical
accompaniment); a wrong or unsuitable
name; the act of applying a wrong name or epithet
to some individual or thing
misnomered.adjective
mode.noun,.plural.modes
a manner,
way or method of doing or acting
(modern modes of travel); method; a particular.form,
variety or manner (a mode of expression); a given condition of functioning;
a status (the spacecraft was in
its recovery mode); the current
or customary fashion or style;
fashion
modest.adjective
having or showing a moderate
or humble opinion of one's own value, abilities,
achievements, talents, etc.; a disinclination
to call attention to oneself; not forward or obtrusive;
not
ostentatious;
decent;
unpretentious;
not extreme; quiet in appearance and style; shy;
observing conventional proprieties
in speech, behavior or dress; free from showiness or ostentation;
refined
modestly.adverb
modesty.noun,.plural.modesties
the state
or quality of being modest; reserve or propriety
in speech, dress or behavior; lack of pretentiousness;
simplicity
maladjusted.adjective
poorly adjusted;
failing to cope
with the demands
of a normal social.environment;
aberrant
maladjustment.noun
faulty
or inadequate.adjustment,
as in a machine
maladjustive.adjective
not conducive
to adjustment; poorly adjusted
Psychology:.in
psychology,
the
inability to adjust to reality,
the
demands of interpersonal relationships
and the stresses of
daily living (maintaining
a stance of hiding reality from
others by use of confounded.reasonings.evinces
their maladaptive thinking)
maladaptive.adjective
marked
by faulty or inadequate.adaptation;
not assisting or promoting
adaptation
maladaptation.noun,.plural.maladaptations
faulty or inadequate adaptation
maladminister,
maladministered,
maladministering,
maladministers.transitive
verbs
to administer or manage
inefficiently or dishonestly maladministration.noun
meticulous.adjective
extremely
careful about details; precise;
concerned with details (a well-groomed
individual)
meticulously.adverb
meticulosity or meticulousness.noun
synonyms.careful,
painstaking, scrupulous, fastidious,
punctilious
mirth.noun
joyfulness, merriment characterized
by laughter
mature,
maturer,
maturest.adjectives
full grown; fully developed; full-fledged;
having reached full natural growth or development; having reached a desired
or final condition; ripe (a mature cheese); of,
relating.to.or.characteristic
of full development, either mental or physical (mature for her age)
mature, matured,
maturing,
matures.verbs
transitive verb use.to
bring to full development; ripen; able to work out fully in the mind
intransitive verb use.to
evolve toward or reach full development (children's judgment matures as
they grow older); to become due, used of financial instruments known as
notes and bonds
maturely.adverb
matureness.noun
maturity.noun,.plural.maturities
the state or quality of being fully grown or developed
(a man reaches his full growth height at about 25 years of age and a woman
at about 18); the state or quality of being mature;
the time at which the financial instruments such as a note or bond is due;
the state of a note or bond being due
maturation.noun
the process of becoming mature; production or
discharge of pus
maturational.adjective
mimic.adjective
copy; imitative
mimic,
mimicked,
mimicking,
mimics.transitive
verbs
to copy or imitate closely, especially in speech,
expression and gesture; ape; to copy or imitate so as to ridicule; mock
(always mimicking the boss); to resemble closely; simulate (an insect that
mimics a twig); to take on the appearance of; imitate, copy,
parody,
simulate
mimic.noun
one who imitates, especially (an actor or actress
in a mime); one who practices the art of mime; one who copies or mimics
others, as for amusement; a copy or an imitation
mimic.adjective
relating to, acting as, resembling or characteristic
of a mimic or mimicry
mimicker.noun
momentous.adjective
very important; if you refer to a decision, event
or change as momentous, you mean that it is very important, often because
of the effects that it will have in the future
moment.noun,.plural.moments
a brief,
indefinite.interval
of time; a
specific
point in time (she is not here at the moment); a particular.period
of importance,
influence
or significance
in a series of events
or developments
(a great moment in history; waiting for her big moment; a discovery of
great moment); in physics,
the product of a quantity
and its perpendiculardistance
from a reference
point; the tendency
to cause rotation about a point or an axis
momentarily.adverb
for a moment or an instant
moment by moment.idiom
progressively
momently.adverb
from moment to moment; at any moment; for a moment
momentary.adjective
lasting for only a moment; transient;
occurring
or present at every moment
(I made a momentary stop for a rest); short-lived or ephemeral,
as a life
momentariness.noun
moment of truth.noun,.plural.moments
of truth
a critical
or decisive
time on which much depends; a crucial
moment
mores.noun
and.plural
folkways
that are considered conducive
to the welfare of society
mediate, mediated,
mediating,
mediates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
resolve
or settle differencesby
working with all the conflicting
parties (mediate a labor management dispute);
to bring about a settlement, for example, by working with all the conflicting
parties; to effect or convey as
an intermediate.agent
or mechanism; to be in an intermediate position; to be the medium
for bringing about a result
intransitive verb use.to
intervene
between two or more disputants in order to bring about an agreement, a
settlement or a compromise;
to settle or reconcile differences;
to have a relation
to two differing persons or things; interpose
mediate.adjective
acting through, involving or dependent on an intervening
agency
mediately.adverb
mediation.noun,.plural.mediations
the act of mediating; intervention;
the state of being mediated Law:.an
attempt to bring about a peaceful settlement or compromise between disputants
through the objective intervention of a neutral party
mediative.or.mediatory.adjective
mediator.noun,.plural.mediators
one that mediates, especially
one that reconciles differences
between disputants; Christ was the
mediator
meditate,
meditated,
meditating,
meditates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
sit
quietly allowing the ever so busy mind to calm
to a point
where it is beyond thoughts of physical concern, which is the point where
one's
soul can begin to flourish
and influence (good to daydream),
welling
up things to the conscious
mind; intend; a good and simple technique;
information on meditation (Harvard trained Ph.D. quantum physicist Dr
John Hagelin on proof of the way to produce world peace, safety and
protection, health and abundance for all, video at invincibledefense.org
(see the 'Message from the director' there on the right for the video;
also on YouTube)
intransitive verb use.to
consider or reflect at length; to engage in contemplation,
especially of a spiritual nature (using the principles of
love)
synonyms.ponder,
deliberate,
ruminate,
mull,
muse
meditator.noun,.plural.meditators
meditation.noun,.plural.meditations
the act
or process
of meditating; an exercise akin
to the
other spiritual disciplines
meditational.adjective
meditative.adjective
characterized
by or prone
to meditation; pensive
meditatively.adverb
meditativeness.noun.(many
words ending in 'ess'
are
usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
can make the word be clumsy)
massive.adjective
consisting
of or making up a large mass; bulky,
heavy and solid (a massive piece of old furniture made of a heavy wood
such as can be found in antique shops); large or imposing,
as in quantity,
scope,
degree,
intensity
or scale;
large in comparison with what was expected; heavy; large in comparison
with the usual amount (a massive dose of the Sun's cosmic
rays bombards Earth every so often, usually bringing warmer
weather and disrupting
radio frequencies often causing erratic.functioning
of cell phones, etc.)
massively.adverb
massiveness.noun,.plural.massivenesses
mass.noun,.plural.masses
a unified
body of matter
with no specific
shape (a mass of clay); a grouping of individual parts or elements
that compose
a unified body of unspecified size or quantity;
a large but nonspecific amount or number (a mass of butterflies); the principal
part; the majority (the mass of the continent); the physical volume or
bulk of a solid body; the body of common people or people of low socioeconomic
status
(the majority of humanity); in physics,
the measure of the quantity of matter that a body or an object
contains;."A fundamental
characteristic
of a body determined by the amount of matter it contains; mass gives every
particle
its particular.identity
and properties
(atomic number,
atomic
weight, boiling point,
density,
melting point, valence); mass is
defined by the resistance that a body opposes to its acceleration (inert
mass) however the problem with mass is an unresolved issue with modern
physics, that is, that mind has an effect upon it or to put it another
way, matter changes as mind changes, example;
it is also measured by the weight of the body (heavy mass); that these
two radically
different definitions.lead
to the same value for the mass of a body is, in itself, an astonishing.fact."....Albert
Einstein; the mass of the body is not dependent on gravity
and therefore is different from but
proportional
to its weight
mass, massed,
massing,
masses.transitive
and intransitive verbs to gather or be gathered into a mass
mass.adjective
of, relating
to, characteristic
of, directed
at or attended
by a large number of people (mass education; mass indoctrination;
mass communication); done or carried out on a large scale (mass production
as invented by Henry Ford
to produce automobiles; mass distribution);
total; complete (the mass result wasn't impressive)
massless.adjective
having a mass of zero
Mass.noun,.plural.Masses
word is from Middle
English 'masse' which is from Old
English 'mæsse' which is from Vulgar
Latin 'messa' which is from Late
Latin 'missa' and from the Latin.feminine.past
participle of 'mittere' meaning 'to send away', 'dismiss';
apart from the discombobulated
grammar of this word, its confusing mess is used for public celebration
of the Eucharist in the Roman
Catholic Church and some Protestant
churches, called the sacrament
of the Eucharist; the word 'Mass' as used in the Roman (Latin) Catholic
Church is a name derived from their
religious formula of dismission as used in 'Ite, missa est' meaning 'Go,
it is discharged'; the word 'mass' as meant here, is not a word from the
Bible.
Mass is also a musical setting of certain parts of the Mass, especially
the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei; learning more
about history will show the Roman Catholic Church was an
outcrop
of the Roman Empire, which became known as the Holy Roman Empire, then
the Holy Roman Church vis-à-vis
the Roman Catholic Church
matrix.noun,.plural.matrices
the womb;
a situation or surrounding
substance within which something else originates, develops or is contained
(creating situations within which more control over a population can be
implemented);
the component of tissues in which
the cells of the tissue are
embedded;
see the movie The Matrix which
clearly explains what it is today and how it affects people
megalomania.noun,.plural.megalomanias
a condition (psychopathological)
in which delusional ideas of
power, control, wealth predominate;
an obsession with grandiose actions
or extravagant things
megalomaniacal.or.megalomaniac.adjective
megalomaniac.noun,.plural.megalomaniacs
membrane.noun,.plural.membranes
a membrane is a thin piece of skin which connects
or covers parts of an individual or animal's body (loud noise can damage
the delicate membrane in the ear); a membrane is a thin soft pliable
sheet of tissue
or layer, especially of plant or animal tissue, serving as a covering or
lining separating or connecting regions, structures or organs of an animal
or a plant (in the case of cell membranes, how
are they made?)
membranal.adjective
membranous.adjective
relating to, made of or similar to a membrane
mutatis mutandis.adverb
the necessary changes having been made; having
substituted
new terms
mogul.noun,.plural.moguls
a rich or powerful person; a member of the force
that under Baber conquered India in 1526; a member of the Moslem dynasty
founded by Baber that ruled India until 1857; a Mongol
or Mongolian
manner.noun,.plural.manners
the socially correct way of acting; etiquette;
a way of doing something or the way in which a thing is done or happens;
method; away of acting; bearing or behavior; the prevailing
customs, social conduct
model and norms of a specific society, period
or group; kind; sort (what manner of individual is she?; saw all manner
of people at the mall)
in a manner of speaking.idiom
in a way; so to speak
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