Word Book M-2 (2/4)
matter [(1) anything that can be seen or felt; (2) what things are made of]
Scientists are trying to measure all the matter in the universe. (1)
may [a word used with an action word to mean permit (1) or possible (2)]
May I go? (1)
mayor [the chief official of a city or town government]
meal [food eaten to satisfy hunger, such as dinner]
mean [(1) to want to; (2) to give the idea of; (3) to have the idea of]
She meant to call you on the telephone, but she forgot. (1)
measure [(1) to learn the amount, size or distance of something; (2) an action taken; (3) a legislative proposal]
I will measure the size of the windows. (1)
meat [the part of a dead animal used for food]
She no longer eats meat; only vegetables, grains and fruits.
media [all public information organizations, including newspapers, television and radio]
medicine [(1) a substance or drug used to treat disease or pain; (2) the science or study of treating and curing disease or improving health]
She started feeling better after she began using the medicine. (1)
His wife is studying medicine at the Harvard Medical School. (2)
meet [to come together with someone or something at the same time and place]
We will meet here tomorrow with other members of the committee.
melt [to make a solid into a liquid by heating it]
Ice melts into water at temperatures above zero degrees Celsius.
member [one of a group]
memorial [something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event]
memory [(1) a picture in the mind of past events; (2) the ability to remember; (3) a thing remembered]
I can still see in my memory the place we used to swim. (1)
Do you have any memory of your father before he went to war? (3)
mental [about or having to do with the mind]
mercy [(1) kindness toward those who should be punished; (2) the power to be kind or to pardon]
message [(1) written or spoken news or information; (2) a note from one person to another person or group]
metal [a hard substance such as iron, steel or gold]
Many products formerly made of metal now are made of plastic.
method [the way something is done]
microscope [a device used to make very small things look larger so they can be studied]
