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Glossary

This is the Skillswise Glossary, where you'll find the meaning of difficult words used on this website.

m (metre)
M (Million)
magnitude
magnum opus
mainstream
maintain
major
majority
malaise
Malaysian
manifest
manifestation
manipulative
mansion
mantle
manufactured
manufacturer
mar
marathon
marque
mass (adjective)
mass (noun)
massive
materialise
maternal
maul
maximum
mean
measure
mechanical
medal table
media
median
medical history
medicate
mediocrity
menace
merchandise
merit
Mesopotamia
messageboard
metaphor
Meteorological Office
microbiology
middle
midwife
mile
miles an hour
miles on the clock
milestone
millennium
million
millionaire
mind-boggling
minority
mire (noun)
mire (verb)
mission control
mnemonic
mock
moderate
modify
momentum
monarch
Mongol
monitor (noun)
monitor (verb)
monotony
morale
morals
mortal (noun)
mortgage
mosque
MOT
motorcade
motor neurone disease
mount
muddy the waters
multi-millionaire
multiplex
multiplication
multiply
murky
muse
muted
mutiny (verb)


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