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 ships or boats

NAVIGA"TOR, _s._ a sailor; seaman

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