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miffed (MIFT) vt. (past) offended; put out of good humor
• Walter was miffed at his shoddy treatment by the produce supplier.
• Audrey went to school in a good humor but was soon miffed at what she
heard.
[miffing, (to) miff vi., vt.]

QUICK REVIEW #55

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.
1. media a. transform

2. mediocre b. offended
3. melee c. teacher
4. melodrama d. systematic
5. memorable e. comparison
6. mentor f. scrupulous
7. merely g. average
8. metamorphose h. sensationalism
9. metaphor i. only
10. methodical j. television

11. meticulous k. notable
12. miffed l. donnybrook
mimicry* (MIM ik REE) n. 1. the practice, art, instance, or way of imitating;
2. a close resemblance in color, form, or behavior of one organism to another,
or of an organism to an inanimate object in its environment (for the purpose of
concealment)
• Many great comedians have developed their comic senses of timing
through mimicry of the late Jack Benny.
• For the chameleon, mimicry of the color of its environment is the way in
which it protects itself, keeping it hidden from potential predators.
mineral (MIN oer il) n. 1. an inorganic substance in nature with certain physi-
cal and/or chemical properties; such a substance that is organic in origin, such as
coal; 2. ore; 3. anything not animal or vegetable; 4. any element needed by plants
or animals for growth, like oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous, iron, etc.
• It’s odd to consider coal to be a mineral because millions of years ago it was
alive.
• Veins of minerals like gold and silver can be chipped from surrounding
rocks.
• Ocean water is rich in minerals as well as in animal and plant life.
• The mineral most necessary for all existing life is oxygen.