GRE Vocabulary

#621

melee

Noun

Example sentences

1. A melee broke out after the match.
2. Several chairs were broken in the melee.
3. The police moved quickly to stop the melee.

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#622

mellifluous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Her mellifluous voice was pleasant to hear.
2. The poem has a mellifluous rhythm.
3. A mellifluous song floated through the open window.

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#623

mendacity

Noun

Example sentences

1. The court exposed his mendacity.
2. Years of mendacity destroyed public trust.
3. The story warns about the cost of mendacity.

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#624

mendicant

Noun

Example sentences

1. A mendicant asked for food outside the temple.
2. The old mendicant traveled from town to town.
3. The charity offered shelter to every mendicant.

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#625

mercurial

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Her mercurial mood changed without warning.
2. The mercurial actor could be cheerful one minute and angry the next.
3. Prices remain mercurial in the unstable market.

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#626

mesmerize

Verb

Example sentences

1. The bright lights seemed to mesmerize the child.
2. Her performance can mesmerize any audience.
3. The slow movement of the fish began to mesmerize him.

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#627

meteoric

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The singer enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame.
2. The company experienced meteoric growth.
3. His meteoric career ended as quickly as it began.

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#628

meticulous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She is meticulous about checking every detail.
2. The artist did meticulous work on the small painting.
3. His meticulous records helped solve the problem.

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#629

mettlesome

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The mettlesome horse was full of energy.
2. A mettlesome young player challenged the champion.
3. Her mettlesome spirit helped her face the danger.

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#630

misanthrope

Noun

Example sentences

1. The lonely misanthrope avoided all social events.
2. In the novel, the old misanthrope slowly learns to trust people.
3. His bitter experiences turned him into a misanthrope.

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#631

misattribute

Verb

Example sentences

1. Do not misattribute the quote to the wrong writer.
2. People sometimes misattribute success to luck alone.
3. The newspaper did misattribute the painting to another artist.

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#632

misconstrue

Verb

Example sentences

1. Please do not misconstrue my question as criticism.
2. She may misconstrue his silence as anger.
3. The public could misconstrue the unclear statement.

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#633

miscreant

Noun

Example sentences

1. Police caught the miscreant near the store.
2. The story's miscreant stole food from poor families.
3. The village wanted the miscreant punished.

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#634

miser

Noun

Example sentences

1. The old miser hid his money under the floor.
2. As a miser, he hated spending even a small amount.
3. The story shows a lonely miser who learns to be generous.

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#635

misogynist

Noun

Example sentences

1. The manager was dismissed for behaving like a misogynist.
2. A misogynist believes unfair ideas about women.
3. She challenged the well-known misogynist during the debate.

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#636

mitigate

Verb

Example sentences

1. Trees can mitigate the heat in cities.
2. The apology helped mitigate her anger.
3. Safety equipment may mitigate the risk of injury.

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#637

modicum

Noun

Example sentences

1. He showed a modicum of common sense.
2. A modicum of patience can prevent many arguments.
3. The room offered only a modicum of comfort.

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#638

mollify

Verb

Example sentences

1. The manager offered a refund to mollify the customer.
2. Her calm words helped mollify the angry child.
3. The government tried to mollify protesters with a new promise.

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#639

moment

Noun

Example sentences

1. This decision is of great moment for the country.
2. The report discusses matters of national moment.
3. Her discovery was a scientific event of real moment.

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#640

moot

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The question became moot after the law changed.
2. Whether he agrees is moot because the decision is final.
3. The court ruled that the issue was moot.

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