machine[adevicewithmovingpartsusedtodowork]
OurcopymachinealwaysseemstostopworkingwhenIhavealotofdocumentstocopy.
magazine[apublicationofnews,stories,picturesorotherinformation]
Helikestoreadcomputermagazines.
mail[letters,papersandotherthingssentthroughanofficialsystem,suchasapostoffice]
E-mailissomuchfasterthansendingmailthroughthepostoffice.
main[themostimportantorlargest]
Hermaininterestnowisraisingherchildren.
major[greatinsize,importanceoramount]
CornandwheataremajorcropsintheUnitedStates.
majority[(1)thegreaternumber;(2)morethanhalf]
ThePresident’spartywonamajorityofseatsintheHouseofRepresentatives.(1)
Abillpassesonlyifamajorityofthemembersapprove.(2)
make[(1)toproduce;(2)tocreate;(3)tobuild;(4)todosomethingortocarryoutanaction;(5)tocausetobeortobecome]
ManyproductssoldinAmericaaremadeinChina.(1)
Shemakesbeautifulhats.(2)
Thesamecompanymakesmanyofthehouseshere.(3)
Theymakeeachotherhappy.(4)
Themovieproducermadeherastar.(5)
male[(1)amanorboy;(2)thesexthatisthefatherofchildren;(3)oforaboutmen]
Policedescribedhimasamaleinhisearlytwenties.(1)
MalesareintheminorityintheUnitedStates.(2)
Thatstoresellsonlymaleclothes.(3)
man[anadultmalehuman]
Thatmanismyfather.
manufacture[tomakegoodsinlargeamounts]
Hiscompanymanufacturessewingmachines.
many[alargenumberoramountof]
Ihaveeatenheremanytimes.
map[apictureoftheearth’ssurfaceorapartofit]
Doyouhaveamapofthecity?
march[(1)towalkinagrouplikesoldiers;(2)towalktogetherinalargegrouptoprotestaboutsomething]
TheMarinesspentmanyhourslearningtomarch.(1)
TheprotestersmarchedtotheWhiteHouse.(2)
mark[tomakeasignorcutonsomething]
Thepriceismarkedonthebox.
market[(1)aplaceorareawheregoodsaresold,boughtortraded;(2)aneconomicsysteminwhichthepricesofthingsaredecidedbyhowmanythereareandhowmuchmoneypeoplearewillingtopayforthem]
Shesellshervegetablesatthefarmers’market.(1)
ThePresidentspokeaboutthesuccessfulgrowthofmarketeconomiesaroundtheworld.(2)
marry[(1)tojoinamanandwomantogetherashusbandandwife;(2)tobecomehusbandandwife(usuallyinareligiousorcivilceremony)]
Thepriestmarriedthemanandwoman.(1)
JimmarriedSuelastSunday.(2)
mass[anamountofmatterhavingnospecialformandusuallyofalargesize]
Thegravityforceofaspaceobjectdependsonitsmass.
mate[tobringtogetheramaleandafemaletocreateanothercreature]
Theirdogsmatedlastweeksotheyshouldhavepuppiessoon.
material[(1)thesubstance,substancesormatterofwhichsomethingismadeorfromwhichsomethingcanbemade,suchaswood,clothorstone;(2)anythingthatcanbemadeintosomethingelse]
Whichmaterialsareusedtobuildhousesinyourcountry?(1)
Scientistsareusinggeneticmaterialtocreateplantsandanimalsdifferentfromthoseinnature.(2)
mathematics[thesciencedealingwithamounts,sizesandshapes,asexplainedbynumbersandsigns]
Theirmathematicstesthadquestionsonalgebraandgeometry.
matter[(1)anythingthatcanbeseenorfelt;(2)whatthingsaremadeof]
Scientistsaretryingtomeasureallthematterintheuniverse.(1)
Anythingyoucanseeorfeelismadeofmatter.(2)
may[awordusedwithanactionwordtomeanpermit(1)orpossible(2)]
MayIgo?(1)
Theymayleavetomorrow.(2)
mayor[thechiefofficialofacityortowngovernment]
HerfatherwaselectedmayorofSpringfield.
meal[foodeatentosatisfyhunger,suchasdinner]
Takethismedicineaftereverymeal.
mean[(1)towantto;(2)togivetheideaof;(3)tohavetheideaof]
Shemeanttocallyouonthetelephone,butsheforgot.(1)
Tellmewhatyoumeantodoaboutthedamagetomycar.(2)
Iknowwhatyoumean.(3)
measure[(1)tolearntheamount,sizeordistanceofsomething;(2)anactiontaken;(3)alegislativeproposal]
Iwillmeasurethesizeofthewindows.(1)
Whatmeasuresdidyoutaketopreventmoredamage?(2)
TheSenateapprovedthemeasure.(3)
meat[thepartofadeadanimalusedforfood]
Shenolongereatsmeat;onlyvegetables,grainsandfruits.
media[allpublicinformationorganizations,includingnewspapers,televisionandradio]
Thebigstoryinthemediaisthevotecountingproblem.
medicine[(1)asubstanceordrugusedtotreatdiseaseorpain;(2)thescienceorstudyoftreatingandcuringdiseaseorimprovinghealth]
Shestartedfeelingbetteraftershebeganusingthemedicine.(1)
HiswifeisstudyingmedicineattheHarvardMedicalSchool.(2)
meet[tocometogetherwithsomeoneorsomethingatthesametimeandplace]
Wewillmeetheretomorrowwithothermembersofthecommittee.
melt[tomakeasolidintoaliquidbyheatingit]
IcemeltsintowaterattemperaturesabovezerodegreesCelsius.
member[oneofagroup]
Heisamemberofarockband.
memorial[somethingdoneormadetohonorthememoryofapersonorevent]
HaveyouvisitedtheLincolnMemorialinWashington?
memory[(1)apictureinthemindofpastevents;(2)theabilitytoremember;(3)athingremembered]
Icanstillseeinmymemorytheplaceweusedtoswim.(1)
Hehasagoodmemory.(2)
Doyouhaveanymemoryofyourfatherbeforehewenttowar?(3)
mental[aboutorhavingtodowiththemind]
Shehadsomeunusualmentalpowers.
mercy[(1)kindnesstowardthosewhoshouldbepunished;(2)thepowertobekindortopardon]
Sheshowedmercybyforgivinghimforleavingher.(1)
Headmittedguiltandaskedthejudgeformercy.(2)
message[(1)writtenorspokennewsorinformation;(2)anotefromonepersontoanotherpersonorgroup]
Thecandidatedeliveredhismessagetothecrowd.(1)
HesentheranE-mailmessagewithhiscomputer.(2)
metal[ahardsubstancesuchasiron,steelorgold]
Manyproductsformerlymadeofmetalnowaremadeofplastic.
method[thewaysomethingisdone]
Shedevelopedanewmethodforlosingweight.
microscope[adeviceusedtomakeverysmallthingslooklargersotheycanbestudied]
Tellmewhatyouseethroughthemicroscope.
middle[(1)thecenter;(2)aplaceortimeofequaldistancefrombothsidesorends;(3)inthecenter]
Hestoppedinthemiddleofthefield.(1)
Theyrestedinthemiddleoftheday.(2)
Iwouldguessheragetobeinthemiddletwenties.(3)
militant[someoneactiveintryingtocausepoliticalchange,oftenbytheuseofforceorviolence]
Policearepreparedforviolencebymilitantdemonstrators.
military[(1)thearmedforcesofanationorgroup;(2)oforaboutthearmedforces]
Shehasbeeninthemilitaryforsevenyears.(1)
ManymilitarybaseswereclosedintheUnitedStates.(2)
milk[thewhiteliquidproducedbyfemaleanimalstofeedtheiryoung]
Pleasebringmeaglassofcoldmilk.
mind[thethinking,feelingpartofaperson]
Hehasagoodmind,butsometimeshedoesnotuseit.
mine[(1)todigusefulorvaluablesubstancesoutoftheearth;(2)aplaceintheearthwheresuchsubstancesarefound;(3)abombplacedunderthegroundorunderwatersoitcannotbeseen]
Miningforgoldcancreateseriousenvironmentalproblems.(1)
ManyoldminescanbefoundinthemountainsofthewesternUnitedStates.(2)
Aninternationaltreatyseeksabanontheuseofexplosivemilitarymines.(3)
mineral[asubstancefoundinnaturethatisnotananimaloraplant,suchascoalorsalt]
Nametwoimportantmineralsfoundundertheground.
minister[(1)amemberofacabinet;(2)ahighgovernmentofficial]
TheCabinetMinistersmeeteveryTuesday.(1)
ThePrimeMinisterandhisnewForeignMinisterwillarriveinWashingtontomorrow.(2)
minor[(1)smallinsize;(2)oflittleimportance]
Onlyaminoramountofmoneyismissing.(1)
HewroteareportonaminorEnglishpoet.(2)
minority[(1)thesmallernumber;(2)oppositemajority]
Blacks,HispanicsandAsiansareminoritiesinAmerica.(1)
TheDemocratsaretheminoritypartyintheCongress.(2)
minute[(1)ameasureoftime;(2)oneofthesixtyequalpartsofanhour;(3)sixtyseconds]
Isawhimonlyminutesago.(1)
Wemetfor30minutes.(2)
Shegavehimexactlyoneminutetoexplain.(3)
miss[tofailtohit,see,reachormeet]
Hemissedmeetingherbyonlyabouttwominutes.
missile[anyweaponthatcanbethrownorfiredthroughtheairandexplodeswhenitreachesitstarget]
SomeSenatorssupportbuildinganewrocketsystemtodefendagainstlongdistancemissiles.
missing[(1)lost;(2)notfound]
Mywatchismissing.(1)
HisbrotherwasreportedmissinginVietnam.(2)
mistake[(1)awrongactionordecision;(2)anactiondonewithouttheknowledgethatitwaswrong]
Hemadeamistakebynotwaitingforthetelephonecall.(1)
Hermistakewasnotunderstandinghisfeelingsforher.(2)
mix[toputdifferentthingstogethertomakeonething]
Shemixedpeanutbutterandfruitjellyinasandwich.
mob[alargegroupofwildorangrypeople]
Thepeacefuldemonstrationsuddenlybecameanangrymob.
model[(1)anexample;(2)something,usuallysmall,madetoshowhowsomethingwilllookorwork]
Herdaughterwasthemodelofaperfectchild.(1)
Thismodelshowshowhisnewhomewilllookwhencompleted.(2)
moderate[notextreme]
Themoderateproposalwasapprovedbybothsides.
modern[(1)ofthepresentorveryrecenttime;(2)themostimproved]
WeenjoyedtheMuseumofModernArt.(1)
Theoldshipsarebeingreplacedbymodernones.(2)
money[piecesofmetalorpaperusedtopayforthings]
Doyouneedsomemoney?
month[oneofthetwelveperiodsoftimeintowhichayearisdivided]
Thisisthefirstmonthofthenewyear.
moon[thebrightobjectoftenseeninthenightskythatorbitstheearthabouteverytwenty-ninedays]
Thefullmoonisbrightenoughtoreadabookby.
moral[concerningwhatisrightorwronginsomeone’sactions]
Hemadeamoraldecisionnottofightinthewar.
more[greaterinsizeoramount]
ShehasmoretalentthananyoneIknow.
morning[theearlypartoftheday,fromsunriseuntilnoon]
Hewritesinthemorningandworksintheofficelaterintheday.
most[greatestinsizeoramount]
Whichcountryhasthemostpeople?
mother[(1)thefemaleparent;(2)awomanwhohasachildorchildren]
Mywifeisagoodmother.(1)
Thatwomanwiththeloudvoiceisthemotherofsevenchildren.(2)
motion[(1)amovement;(2)acontinuingchangeofpositionorplace]
Themotionofthecarsometimesmakeshersick.(1)
Themotionofthewavesdidnotstop.(2)
mountain[apartoftheearth’ssurfacethatriseshighabovetheareaaroundit]
TheyplantoclimbRainier,thegreatmountainsoutheastofSeattle.
mourn[toexpressorfeelsadness]
Theymournedthedeathoftheirdaughter.
move[(1)tochangeposition;(2)toputorkeepinmotion;(3)togo]
Movethechairoverhere.(1)
Thedog’stailmovedfromsidetoside.(2)
ShemovedtoCalifornialastyear.(3)
movement[(1)theactofmovingorawayofmoving;(2)aseriesofactsoreffortstoreachagoal]
Themovementoftheboatmadehersick.(1)
Theguncontrolmovementwantstokeepgunsawayfromcriminals.(2)
movie[(1)amotionpicture;(2)afilm]
Whichmoviewouldyouliketowatch?(1)
Makingthemoviecost75milliondollars.(2)
much[greatinamount]
Theyreadmuchofthetime.
murder[(1)tokillanotherpersonillegally;(2)thecrimeofkillinganotherperson]
Theangrymanmurderedthreepeopleinhisoffice.(1)
Thejuryfoundhimguiltyofmurder.(2)
music[themakingofsoundsbysingingorusingamusicalinstrument]
Shehaslovedmusicsinceshewasasmallchild.
must[awordusedwithanactionwordtomeannecessary]
Youmustgotoschool.
mystery[(1)somethingthatisnotorcannotbeexplainedorunderstood;(2)asecret]
Noonecanexplainthemysteryofthecryingwomaninthewindowoftheoldhouse.(1)
Whathappenedthatnightisstillamystery.(2)