| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| macabre | terrible, gruesome |
| machiavellian | cunning in political management |
| machine | an instrument, usually made of metal, which does a job of work, like a sewing machine or a washing machine |
| machinery | the working parts of machines; another name for machines |
| mackintosh | a raincoat. It is often called mac for short |
| mad | crazy; not right tin the head. Someone who is mad does not think properly, because his mind is ill. The same word also means angry |
| magazine | a thin book which comes out every week or month. It has different stories and pictures in it each time |
| maggot | a small creature without legs found in bad meat, cheese or fruit |
| magic | an imaginary power that makes wonderful thing happen that seem impossible, like changing a pumpkin into a beautiful coach |
| magician | someone who can do magic |
| magnet | a piece of iron or steel that has the power to pull other pieces of metal to it |
| magnificence | pomp, grandeur in appearance, splendour |
| magnificent | splendid; very grand |
| magpie | a black and white bird of the crow family. It is noisy and likes to collect bright shiny objects |
| maid | an old-fashioned word for a girl or young woman, the same word is also used for a woman servant |
| anything that is sent through the post, such as letters and parcels | |
| main | most important; chief |
| majesty | a title given to a king or queen |
| make | to produce, to build |
| make-up | face powder, lipstick and colouring used around the eyes |
| maladjustment | a bad or wrong adjustment |
| maladministration | bad management of affairs |
| male | people and animals who can become fathers. Boys and men are of the male sex, but girls and women are of the female sex |
| malt | grain prepared in a special way before it is made into beer |
| mammal | one of any kind of animal whose females have milk to feed their babies |
| mammoth | huge; enormous. The same word also means a huge hairy elephant that lived millions of years ago |
| man | a male human being when he is grown up |
| manage | to look after or be responsible for something, such as a business or a household |
| manager | a person who is in charge of something, such as a business, a football club or a factory |
| mane | the long hair some animals have on their necks. Horses have manes and so do lions |
| manger | a feeding box for animals, usually in a shed or stable |
| mangle | a machine with heavy roars for squeezing water out of washing. The same word also means to tear or cut something to pieces in a very rough way |
| mangold | a root vegetable, rather like a beetroot, used for feeding animals |
| mankind | all human beings |
| manners | how you behave towards other people, the way in which you do things. It is good manners to say please and thank you, but bad manners to snatch things and act in a rude way |
| manor | the land belonging to a nobleman |
| mantelpiece | a narrow shelf above the fireplace |
| manure | anything put into the ground to make plants and crops grow better |
| many | a lot |
| maple | a kind of tree |
| mar | to hurt, injure in any manner, impair |
| marble | a hard kind of stone that is used in important buildings, Marble is also carved into statues and beautiful ornaments. The same word also means one of the round glass balls used in the games of marbles |
| march | to walk in step. Soldiers march in time to music in a parade |
| mare | a female horse |
| margin | a blank edge on the side of a page where nothing is printed |
| marigold | a bright yellow or orange garden flower |
| marine | to do with the sea. The same word also means a solider serving on a ship |
| maritime | relating to the sea, navel |
| mark | a spot or line on something |
| market | a place, usually of of doors, where people meet to buy and sell food and other things |
Defining relative clause
When a clause defines the noun it qualifies it is known as a defining relative clause.