Vocab Made Easy » Machiavellian http://vocabmadeeasy.com An Online GRE, GMAT, CAT, XAT, MAT, FMS Vocabulary Picture Dictionary composed of Barrons Wordlist. Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:18:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 M List 1 – 5 http://vocabmadeeasy.com/2010/03/m-list-1-5/ http://vocabmadeeasy.com/2010/03/m-list-1-5/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:17:18 +0000 Vikas KM http://vocabmadeeasy.com/?p=962 1. MACABRE

Macabre

  • Meaning – tending to produce horror in a beholder,
  • Synonyms - horror, gruesome, ghastly, frightening, dreadful.
  • Antonyms – charming, appealing, lovely, pleasant.
  • Usage – Police have made a macabre discovery.



2. MACE

Mace

  • Meaning – a heavy medieval war club, often with a spiked, metal head.
  • Synonyms – staff, club, stick, baton.
  • Antonyms – // Comment if you Know.
  • Usage – My character has purple mace in World of Warcraft..


3. MACERATE

macerate

  • Meaning – To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid: grow thin
  • Synonyms – soak, soften, pulp, squash.
  • Antonyms – // Comment if you Know.
  • Usage – I like to macerate the food in liquor for few minutes before serving.


4. MACHIAVELLIAN / MACHIAVELLI

machiavellian

  • Meaning – Suggestive of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning. ( Machiavellian – follower of Machiavelli’s principles.)
  • Synonyms – cunning, foxy, deceitful, shrewd, artful.
  • Antonyms – honest, artless, kind.
  • Usage – The ruler used Machiavellian tactics to stay in power and remain wealthy.


5. MACULATED

Maculated

  • Meaning - to spot; stain; blemish; defile
  • Synonyms – spotted, blotched, pollute. defile, impure, unclean.
  • Antonyms – clean, pure.
  • Usage – The population had not been maculated by inferior races.
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