Lesson 192 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More | Learn English

Emoji	Word	Past	Past Participle	Third Person Singular	Gerund	Meaning	Example Sentence	Example Expression	Example Expression Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Collocations

#5731 🖼️ ••••••	mosaic /moʊˈzeɪɪk/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, or glass. ••••••	The church ceiling was decorated with a beautiful mosaic. ••••••	cultural mosaic ••••••	A society made up of many different cultural groups. ••••••	pattern, collage, medley, montage, arrangement ••••••	uniformity, monotony, plainness ••••••	mosaic art, mosaic tiles, cultural mosaic, mosaic design ••••••
#5732 🎭 ••••••	mountebank /ˈmaʊntɪˌbæŋk/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A charlatan or trickster who deceives others, often for personal gain. ••••••	The crowd was fooled by the mountebank’s false promises. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	charlatan, fraud, impostor, trickster, swindler ••••••	honest person, genuine, truth-teller ••••••	clever mountebank, political mountebank, mountebank tricks ••••••
#5733 🏔️ ••••••	mountainous /ˈmaʊntənəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Having many mountains; very large or huge in size. ••••••	They traveled through a mountainous region of Nepal. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	hilly, rugged, alpine, colossal, massive ••••••	flat, plain, small ••••••	mountainous terrain, mountainous region, mountainous landscape ••••••
#5734 ⛰️ ••••••	mountaineer /ˌmaʊntəˈnɪə/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A person who climbs mountains as a sport or profession. ••••••	The mountaineer reached the summit after a long climb. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	climber, alpinist, adventurer, explorer ••••••	settler, resident ••••••	skilled mountaineer, famous mountaineer, experienced mountaineer ••••••
#5735 📜 ••••••	motto /ˈmɒtəʊ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A short sentence or phrase that expresses a guiding belief or principle. ••••••	Her motto in life is 'never give up.' ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	slogan, maxim, catchphrase, proverb, saying ••••••	silence, speechlessness ••••••	company motto, school motto, personal motto, famous motto ••••••
#5736 🐍 ••••••	mottled /ˈmɒtld/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Marked with spots, streaks, or blotches of different shades or colors. ••••••	The snake's mottled skin helped it blend into the forest floor. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	speckled, spotted, blotchy, marbled, dappled ••••••	plain, uniform, solid ••••••	mottled skin, mottled pattern, mottled leaves, mottled surface ••••••
#5737 🖌️ ••••••	mottle /ˈmɒtl/ verb ••••••	mottled ••••••	mottled ••••••	mottles ••••••	mottling ••••••	To mark with spots or patches of color. ••••••	The leaves were mottled with shades of yellow and brown. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	speckle, spot, blotch, streak ••••••	clear, plain ••••••	mottled skin, mottled leaves, mottled pattern, mottled appearance ••••••
#5738 🎭 ••••••	motley /ˈmɒtli/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Made up of different, often incongruous or diverse elements. ••••••	The festival attracted a motley crowd of artists, musicians, and tourists. ••••••	motley crew ••••••	A diverse, sometimes mismatched group of people. ••••••	mixed, varied, diverse, assorted, heterogeneous ••••••	uniform, homogeneous ••••••	motley crowd, motley crew, motley collection, motley assortment ••••••
#5739 🔥 ••••••	motivate /ˈmoʊtɪveɪt/ verb ••••••	motivated ••••••	motivated ••••••	motivates ••••••	motivating ••••••	To provide someone with a reason or incentive to do something. ••••••	The coach motivated the players to give their best performance. ••••••	self-motivate ••••••	To inspire oneself to take action or improve. ••••••	encourage, inspire, stimulate, urge, drive ••••••	discourage, demotivate ••••••	motivate people, motivate employees, motivate to succeed, motivated by ••••••
#5740 ⚡ ••••••	motility /moʊˈtɪləti/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The ability of an organism or cell to move independently. ••••••	The motility of sperm is crucial for successful fertilization. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	movement, mobility, locomotion, motion ••••••	immobility, stillness ••••••	sperm motility, gastrointestinal motility, cell motility, reduced motility ••••••
#5741 🏃 ••••••	motile /ˈmoʊtaɪl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Capable of movement or locomotion. ••••••	Certain bacteria are motile and can swim toward nutrients. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	mobile, moving, locomotive, dynamic ••••••	immobile, stationary ••••••	motile organisms, motile bacteria, motile cells, highly motile ••••••
#5742 🎭 ••••••	motif /moʊˈtiːf/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A recurring theme, subject, or idea in a work of art or literature. ••••••	The motif of love is central to the novel. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	theme, pattern, concept, idea, design ••••••	randomness, disorganization ••••••	literary motif, design motif, recurring motif ••••••
#5743 🧥 ••••••	moth-eaten /ˈmɒθ ˌiːtən/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Damaged or worn out, especially by moths or age. ••••••	He wore a moth-eaten sweater on the cold day. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	shabby, worn, tattered, ragged ••••••	new, fresh, pristine ••••••	moth-eaten clothes, moth-eaten fabric, moth-eaten book ••••••
#5744 🔬 ••••••	mote /moʊt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A tiny particle or speck, especially of dust. ••••••	A mote of dust floated in the sunlight. ••••••	mote in the eye ••••••	A very small fault or flaw compared to a larger one. ••••••	speck, particle, grain, bit, fragment ••••••	bulk, mass, whole ••••••	mote of dust, tiny mote, mote floating ••••••
#5745 🕌 ••••••	mosque /mɒsk/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A Muslim place of worship. ••••••	They gathered at the mosque for the Friday prayer. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	masjid, place of worship, Islamic temple ••••••	church, temple, synagogue ••••••	grand mosque, local mosque, mosque prayer, mosque visit ••••••
#5746 ⏸️ ••••••	moratorium /ˌmɔːrəˈtɔːriəm/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A temporary suspension or delay of an activity, law, or obligation. ••••••	The government announced a moratorium on new mining licenses. ••••••	moratorium on ••••••	a temporary halt or suspension of something ••••••	ban, suspension, halt, freeze, prohibition ••••••	continuation, allowance, permission ••••••	moratorium on loans, moratorium on evictions, declare a moratorium, extend the moratorium ••••••
#5747 😳 ••••••	mortify /ˈmɔːrtɪfaɪ/ verb ••••••	mortified ••••••	mortified ••••••	mortifies ••••••	mortifying ••••••	to cause someone to feel great embarrassment or shame ••••••	She was mortified when she tripped on stage. ••••••	mortified with embarrassment ••••••	deeply ashamed or embarrassed ••••••	embarrass, humiliate, shame, degrade ••••••	praise, honor, respect ••••••	feel mortified, deeply mortify, mortified with embarrassment ••••••
#5748 ⚰️ ••••••	mortician /mɔːrˈtɪʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies for burial or cremation and to arrange funerals ••••••	The mortician prepared the body for the funeral service. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	undertaker, funeral director, embalmer ••••••	newborn, midwife ••••••	licensed mortician, funeral mortician, skilled mortician ••••••
#5749 🧱 ••••••	mortar /ˈmɔːrtər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a mixture used in building to bond bricks or stones together; also, a small cannon for firing shells ••••••	The workers applied mortar between the bricks. ••••••	bricks and mortar ••••••	a business with a physical presence, as opposed to online ••••••	cement, paste, adhesive, shell launcher ••••••	gap, void ••••••	apply mortar, mortar between bricks, bricks and mortar ••••••
#5750 🔬 ••••••	morphology /mɔːrˈfɑːlədʒi/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the study of the form and structure of things, especially in language and biology ••••••	Morphology studies the structure of words and how they are formed. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	structure, form, anatomy, configuration ••••••	chaos, disorganization ••••••	word morphology, plant morphology, linguistic morphology ••••••
#5751 🦋 ••••••	morph /mɔːrf/ verb ••••••	morphed ••••••	morphed ••••••	morphs ••••••	morphing ••••••	to change smoothly from one form, shape, or character into another ••••••	The caterpillar will morph into a butterfly. ••••••	morph into ••••••	to gradually change into something else ••••••	transform, change, evolve, convert, alter ••••••	remain, stay, persist ••••••	morph into, morph over time, morph together ••••••
#5752 😔 ••••••	morose /məˈroʊs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	sullen, gloomy, or ill-tempered ••••••	He became morose after losing his job. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	gloomy, sullen, melancholic, depressed ••••••	cheerful, joyful, optimistic ••••••	morose expression, morose mood, morose silence ••••••
#5753 💀 ••••••	moribund /ˈmɔːrɪbʌnd/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	in a dying state; near death or becoming obsolete ••••••	The moribund industry was soon replaced by modern technology. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	dying, declining, stagnant, failing ••••••	thriving, flourishing, growing ••••••	moribund economy, moribund industry, moribund system ••••••
#5754 ⚰️ ••••••	morgue /mɔːrɡ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a place where dead bodies are kept, especially to be identified or claimed ••••••	The police took the body to the morgue for identification. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	mortuary, funeral home, chapel of rest ••••••	hospital, home ••••••	city morgue, public morgue, morgue attendant ••••••
#5755 💍 ••••••	morganatic /ˌmɔːrɡəˈnætɪk/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	relating to a marriage in which one partner, usually of lower social rank, does not share the titles or privileges of the other ••••••	The prince entered into a morganatic marriage with a commoner. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	non-dynastic, unequal, limited, conditional ••••••	dynastic, equal, royal ••••••	morganatic marriage, morganatic union ••••••
#5756 👥 ••••••	mores /ˈmɔːreɪz/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community ••••••	Social mores often dictate how people behave in public. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	customs, traditions, conventions, practices, norms ••••••	law, anarchy, disorder ••••••	social mores, cultural mores, traditional mores, community mores ••••••
#5757 ➕ ••••••	moreover /mɔːrˈoʊvər/ adverb ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Used to add information that supports or emphasizes what has already been said. ••••••	The job is challenging; moreover, it requires excellent communication skills. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	besides, furthermore, also, additionally ••••••	however, but ••••••	moreover, it is..., challenging and moreover, moreover, he said ••••••
#5758 🗯️ ••••••	mordant /ˈmɔːrdənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Having a sharp, critical, or biting quality; especially in humor. ••••••	Her mordant wit often left her friends speechless. ••••••	mordant wit ••••••	biting or sharply critical sense of humor ••••••	caustic, biting, sarcastic, incisive ••••••	bland, mild, gentle ••••••	mordant wit, mordant humor, mordant remark, mordant criticism ••••••
#5759 🗡️ ••••••	mordacious /mɔːrˈdeɪʃəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Sharp or biting in style, tone, or remark; sarcastic. ••••••	The critic’s mordacious review offended the author. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	biting, cutting, caustic, sarcastic, acerbic ••••••	gentle, kind, mild ••••••	mordacious remark, mordacious wit, mordacious criticism, mordacious humor ••••••
#5760 💀 ••••••	morbid /ˈmɔːrbɪd/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Having an abnormal interest in disturbing or unpleasant subjects such as death or disease. ••••••	She had a morbid fascination with crime stories. ••••••	morbid curiosity ••••••	an unhealthy interest in disturbing topics ••••••	gruesome, unhealthy, macabre, gloomy ••••••	healthy, cheerful, pleasant ••••••	morbid curiosity, morbid fascination, morbid thoughts, morbid interest ••••••

Lesson 192 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More

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