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)