Words starting with M

A secret, crafty plot or scheme designed to achieve (often harmful) ends; the act of devising such a plan.

Greathearted; nobly generous.

An influential and powerful person, especially a wealthy business leader who controls a large enterprise.

A curse; the utterance of a curse or a statement invoking harm or misfortune.

A person who commits a crime; an offender.

A desire to do evil or to harm others; ill will toward someone.

To speak ill of; slander; defame; vilify.

A carefully planned movement or action designed to achieve a goal, often involving strategy or deception.

Ruined; damaged; spoiled in appearance or quality.

A person who imposes strict discipline and demands obedience to orders; a very strict disciplinarian

A person who refuses to follow the crowd; a nonconformist; someone who acts independently and resists conventional norms. The term can also describe such independent behavior when used as an adjective (e.g., a maverick thinker).

Foolishly sentimental; excessively or sickeningly sentimental to the point of being affectation.

Deficient in quantity or quality; not enough; lacking in fullness or richness.

To wander about without a fixed direction; to follow a winding, indirect course.

To intervene in a dispute to bring about an agreement or settlement; to act as an intermediary between parties.

Of only average quality; not particularly good or bad; ordinary.