Vocabulary Cards C2
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C2 verb
militate
Meaning
to have a strong effect against something; to work as a powerful factor in preventing or influencing an outcome
Example
His lack of experience will militate against his promotion.
C2 noun
Milk rice
Meaning
A sweet dessert made from rice cooked with milk and sugar
Example
My grandmother makes delicious milk rice for special occasions.
C2 noun
Milk-pot
Meaning
a container specifically used for storing or serving milk
Example
She poured fresh milk from the milk-pot into her glass.
C2 noun
millet
Meaning
a small-seeded grass cultivated as a cereal crop
Example
Millet is often used as food in rural areas.
C2 noun
minaret
Meaning
A tall, slender tower of a mosque, from which the call to prayer is announced.
Example
The minaret of the mosque could be seen from miles away.
C2 adjective
minatory
Meaning
Expressing a threat; menacing.
Example
The criminal gave the witness a minatory look.
C2 adjective
mincing
Meaning
affectedly delicate, dainty, or refined in manner or movement
Example
He walked with mincing steps across the stage.
C2 adjective
Mingy
Meaning
mean or stingy; unwilling to spend money
Example
He is too mingy to spend money on anything but necessities.
C2 noun
minion
Meaning
A follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile one.
Example
The dictator was surrounded by loyal minions who carried out his orders.
C2 adjective
miniscule
Meaning
Extremely small or tiny.
Example
The error was so miniscule that nobody noticed it.
C2 noun
ministration
Meaning
The act of providing care, assistance, or religious service.
Example
She recovered thanks to the kind ministrations of the nurses.
C2 noun
minutia
Meaning
a small or trivial detail of something
Example
He was bored by the minutia of office paperwork.
C2 noun (plural)
minutiae
Meaning
the small, precise, or trivial details of something
Example
The lawyer focused on the minutiae of the contract.
C2 noun, verb
mire
Meaning
A stretch of swampy or boggy ground; as a verb, to entangle or involve someone in a difficult situation.
Example
The car was stuck in the mire after the heavy rain.
C2 noun
misadventure
Meaning
An unlucky accident, mishap, or unfortunate event.
Example
He broke his leg during a skiing misadventure.
C2 noun
misanthrope
Meaning
a person who dislikes or distrusts humankind
Example
The old man was considered a misanthrope who avoided all social gatherings.
C2 adjective
misanthropic
Meaning
having or showing a dislike of humankind
Example
His misanthropic attitude made it difficult for him to make friends.
C2 noun
misanthropy
Meaning
a general dislike, distrust, or hatred of humankind
Example
His misanthropy was evident in the way he avoided people.
C2 verb
misapprehend
Meaning
to misunderstand or misinterpret something
Example
He misapprehended the teacher’s instructions and did the task incorrectly.
C2 noun
misapprehension
Meaning
a mistaken belief or misunderstanding
Example
There is a common misapprehension about the causes of the disease.
C2 verb
misappropriate
Meaning
to use something dishonestly or illegally for one's own purposes
Example
He was accused of misappropriating company funds.
C2 verb
misattribute
Meaning
to incorrectly credit something, such as a work or remark, to the wrong person or source
Example
The quote was misattributed to Shakespeare.
C2 noun
miscegenation
Meaning
the interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types
Example
The law once prohibited miscegenation in many countries.
C2 noun
miscellany
Meaning
A collection or mixture of various things.
Example
The book is a miscellany of essays and poems.