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MIRA'CULOUS, _a._ done by miracle
MI'RROR, _s._ a looking-gla.s.s
MI'SERY, _s._ wretchedness; calamity; misfortune
MISFO'RTUNE, _s._ calamity; ill-luck
MI'SSILE, _s._ something thrown by the hand
MI'SSIONARY, _s._ one sent to propagate religion
MI'XTURE, _s._ the act of mixing; that which is added and mixed
MO'ATED, _a._ surrounded with ca.n.a.ls by way of defence
MO'DERATE, _a._ temperate; not excessive
MODERA'TION, _s._ state of keeping a due mean between extremities
MO'DESTY, _s._ decency; purity of manners
MODULA'TION, _s._ the act of forming anything to certain proportion; harmony
MO'LTEN, _part. pa.s.s._ the state of being melted
MO'MENT, _s._ an individual particle of time; force; importance
MOME'NTUM, _s._ the quant.i.ty of motion in a moving body
MO'NARCH, _s._ a sovereign; a ruler; a king or queen
MO'NASTERY, _s._ a residence of monks
MO'NEY, _s._ metal coined for the purposes of commerce
MO'NKEY, _s._ an animal bearing some resemblance to man; a word of contempt, or slight kindness
MO'NUMENT, _s._ anything by which the memory of persons or things is preserved; a memorial; a tomb
MO'RALIST, _s._ one who teaches the duties of life
MORA'LITY, _s._ the doctrine of the duties of life
MO'RNING, _s._ the first part of the day
MO'RTAR, _s._ a cement for fixing bricks together; otherwise, a kind of cannon for firing bomb-sh.e.l.ls; a kind of vessel in which anything is broken by a pestle
MO'RTIFY, _v.a._ destroy vital properties, or active powers; vex; humble; depict; corrupt; die away
MO'SLEM, _s._ a Mussulman; relating to the Mahometan form of religion
MOSQUE, _s._ a Mahometan temple
MO'TION, _s._ the act of changing place; action; agitation; proposal made
MO'ULDED, _v.n._ be turned to dust; perish in dust
MO'UNTAINOUS, _a._ hilly; full of mountains; huge
MO'VEABLE, _a._ capable of being moved; portable
MULETE'ER, _s._ mule-driver; horse-boy
MULTIPLI'CITY, _s._ more than one of the same kind; state of being many
MU'Lt.i.tUDE, _s._ a large crowd of people; a vast a.s.sembly
MU'RMUR, _v.n._ grumble; utter secret and sullen discontent
MU'SSULMAN, _s._ a Mahometan believer
MU'TILATE, _v.a._ deprive of some essential part
MU'TUALLY, _ad._ reciprocally; in return
MY'RIAD, _s._ the number of ten thousand; proverbially any great number
NA'RROW, _a._ not broad or wide; small; close; covetous; near
NA'TION, _s._ a people distinguished from another people
NA'TIVE, _a._ original; natural
NA'TIVE, _s._ one born in any place
NA'TURAL, _a._ produced or effected by nature; not forced; tender
NA'TURALIST, _s._ one who studies nature, more especially as regards inferior animals, plants, &c.
NA'TURE, _s._ const.i.tution of an animated body; regular course of things; disposition of mind; native state or properties of anything; sort; species
NAU'TICAL, _a._ that which relates to a sailor
NA'VIGABLE, _a._ capable of being pa.s.sed by s.h.i.+ps or boats
NAVIGA'TOR, _s._ a sailor; seaman
