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Word List 19 (mirth - mockup)

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- mirth n. Gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter.

  -mirthful, mirthless adj.

 

- miry adj. 1. Full of or resembling mire; swampy. 2. Smeared with mire; muddy.

 

- misalliance n. 1. An unsuitable alliance, especially in marriage. 2. A

  mesalliance.

 

- misandry n. Hatred of men.

 

- misanthrope also misanthropist n. One who hates or mistrusts humankind.

 

- mischance n. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap. 2. Bad luck.

 

- misdo tr.v. To do wrongly or awkwardly; botch. -misdoer n.

 

- misdoubt tr.v. To feel doubt or distrust about.

 

- misery index n. The sum of national unemployment and inflation rates, used

  unofficially to assess a nation's economic health.

 

- misfeasance n. Improper and unlawful execution of an act that in itself is

  lawful and proper. - misfeasor n.

 

- misfit n. 1. Something of the wrong size or shape for its purpose. 2. One who

  is unable to adjust to one's environment or circumstances or is considered to

  be disturbingly different from others.

 

- misgive v. -tr. To arouse suspicion or apprehension in (one's mind or heart,

  for example). -intr. To be suspicious, apprehensive, or doubtful.

 

- misgiving n. A feeling of doubt, distrust or apprehension.

 

- mishmash n. A collection or mixture of unrelated things; a hodgepodge.

 

- misknow tr.v. To misunderstand.

 

- misology n. Hatred of reason, argument, or enlightenment. -misologist n.

 

- misoneism n. Hatred or fear of change or innovation. -misoneist n.

 

- misprison1 n. Maladministration of public office. 2. Neglect in preventing or

  reporting a felony or treason by one not an accessory. 3. An act of sedition

  against a government or the courts.

 

- misprison2 n. Contempt; dislike.

 

- misprize tr.v. 1. To despise. 2. To undervalue.

 

- misremember tr.v. To remember incorrectly.

 

- missive n. A written message; a letter.

 

- mite1 n. Any of various small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina that

  are often parasitic on animals and plants, infest stored food products, and in

  some species transmit disease.

 

- mite2 n. 1a. A very small contribution or amount of money b. A widow's mite.

  2. A very small object, creature, or particle. 3. A coin of very small value,

  especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing. --idiom: a mite To

  a small degree; somewhat.

 

- miter n. 1. The liturgical headdress and part of the insignia of a Christian

  bishop. In the Western church, it is a tall pointed hat with peaks in front

  and back, worn at all solemn functions. 3a. A miter joint. b. The edge of a

  piece of material that has been beveled preparatory to making a miter joint.

  c. A miter square. v.

 

- Mithras n. Mythology The ancient Persian god of light and guardian against

  evil, often identified with the sun.

 

- mithridate n. An antidote against poison.

 

- mithridatism n. Tolerance or immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually

  larger doses of it. -mithridatic adj.

 

- mitosis n. Biology 1. The process in cell division by which the nucleus

  divides, typically consisting of four stages, prophase, metaphase, anaphase,

  and telophase, and normally resulting in two new nuclei, each of which

  contains a complete copy of the parental chromosomes. Also called

  karyokinesis.

 

- mitral stenosis n. A narrowing of the mitral valve, usually caused by

  rheumatic fever, resulting in an obstruction to the flow of blood from the

  left atrium to the left ventricle.

 

- mixed marriage n. Marriage between persons of different races or religions.

 

- mixed metaphor n. A succession of incongruous metaphors, as in "The negotiator

  played his cards to the hilt.

 

- mixed nerve n. A nerve with both sensory and motor fibers.

 

- mixed number n. A number, such as 71/4, consisting of an integer and a

  fraction or decimal.

 

- mixed-up adj. Informal In a state of confusion; bewildered or muddled: just a

  mixed-up kid.

 

- mixology n. The study or skill of preparing mixed drinks. -mixologist n.

 

- mix-up also mixup n. 1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle:

  maddening bureaucratic mix-ups. 2. Informal A fight or melee.

 

- Mnemosyne n. Greek Mythology The goddess of memory, mother of the Muses.

 

- mob n. 3. Informal a. An organized gang of criminals; a crime syndicate. b.

  often Mob Organized crime. Often used with 'the': a murder suspect with links

  to the Mob. tr.v. 1. To crowd around and jostle or annoy, especially in anger

  or excessive enthusiasm: Eager fans mobbed the popular singer. 2. To crowd

  into: Visitors mobbed the fairgrounds. 3. To attack in large numbers;

  overwhelm: The quarterback was mobbed by the defensive line.

 

- mobocracy n. 1. Political control by a mob. 2. The mass of common people as

  the source of political control. -mobocrat n.

 

- moccasin n. 3. A watermoccasin.

 

- mockup n. 1. A usually full-sized scale model of a structure, used for

  demonstration, study, or testing. 2. A layout of printed matter.

 

 

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7grizzly 回複 悄悄話 回複 '暖冬cool夏' 的評論 : Thank you, 暖冬, for reading and liking.

I remember 'mischance' from the movie You've Got Mail when shopgirl wrote in
email about her love for the book Pride and Prejudice.

Words starting with mis-, e.g., misknow and misdoubt, felt alien even after I read, copied, and posted them. I don't meet them often in my readings either. I have no doubt, however, that they will spring out of the unconscious part of the mind someday and shine.

暖冬cool夏 回複 悄悄話 Enjoy very much the words with the "mis-" prefix. Interestingly there are words like "mischance, misgive, misknow, misdo, misdoubt", which I rarely come across in my readings though. Like the commonly used words "mishmash", "hedgepodge","misfit", and good to know the meanings of "misery index" and "mixed number". Thanks for sharing, my friend.
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