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GRE Word List - 194

1. matricide - The killing, especially the murdering, of ones mother.

2. matrimony - The union of a man and a woman in marriage.

3. matrix - That which contains and gives shape or form to anything.

4. matter of fact - Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality.

5. maudlin - Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.

6. mausoleum - A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions.

7. mawkish - Sickening or insipid.

8. maxim - A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide.

9. maze - A labyrinth.

10. mead - A meadow.

11. meager - scanty.

12. mealy-mouthed - Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly.

13. meander - To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.

14. mechanics - The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of forces.

15. medallion - A large medal.

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