| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| marksman | one who is skilful to hit a mark, one who shoots well |
| marmalade | a kind of jam made from orange, lemons or grapefruit cooked with sugar |
| maroon | a dark brownish-red colour |
| marriage | the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife |
| marry | to become husband and wife |
| marsh | a piece of wet swampy land which is unsafe to walk on because your feet sink down into it |
| marshal | an important officer in the army. In the United States, the same word also mean a sheriff |
| marshmallow | a soft sticky white or pink sweet |
| marshy | wet; swampy |
| marvel | to wonder, to be amazed |
| marvels | wonderful; splendid |
| marzipan | a sweet food made of crushed almonds and sugar |
| masculine | like, or to do with, men or boys |
| mash | to crush something so that it becomes soft and smooth, like mashed potatoes |
| mask | a cover to hide the face, sometimes funny, sometimes pretty and sometimes frightening |
| mass | a lump of something; a large quantity or number |
| massive | a large and heavy |
| mast | a long pole that holds up the sails of a sailing vessel |
| master | someone who controls or commands other people |
| mat | a piece of thick material on a floor. |
| match | a small thin piece of wood or cardboard with a tip that makes fire. The same word also means to refer a game |
| matchles | having no equal, unrivalled |
| mate | a fiend or helper; someone you often play or work with |
| material | what anything is made of |
| materialist | one who asserts that all existence is material |
| mathematics | the study of numbers, measurements and quantities |
| matinee | (say matinay) an afternoon performance of a show |
| mattress | the thick soft part of the bed that you lie on |
| mauve | a pale purple colour |
| may | the pink or white blossom on a hawthorn tree |
| maybe | another word for perhaps or possible |
| mayor | a man chosen to be leader of the town council |
| maypole | a high pole set up on the first day of May. The pole is decorated with flowers and ribbons, and people dance around it |
| maze | a place with lots of paths that cross and turn into each other so that it is hard to find your way out |
| meadow | a field of grass, often made into hay and used to feed animals |
| meal | food eaten at certain times of the day. Breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner and supper are all meals |
| mean | selfish and unkind. The same word is also used for explaining a thing, such as that the word means selfish and unkind |
| meaning | the sense or explanation of something said or written |
| meanwhile | the time between two events or happenings |
| measles | an illness. You have a high fever an are covered in small itchy red spots |
| measure | to find out the size or amount of anything |
| measurement | the size or amount of something |
| meat | the parts of animals that are cooked and eaten |
| mechanical | machine-like. A mechanical toy is worked by machinery, not by a person |
| medal | a piece of metal like a coin or cross hanging on a ribbon. It is given as a reward for being very brave or very skilful |
| meddle | to interfere with what someone else is trying to do |
| medicine | something that you eat or drink or rub on yourself to make you feel better when you are ill |
| medium | middle-sized |
| meek | gentle and patient; not likely to fight back or lose your temper easily |
| meet | to come together with someone or something |
Modal auxiliaries are used for
1.Probability - will ought
2.Possibility - can, could, may, might