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minatory (MIN uh taw ree) adj. menacing or threatening
• Making minatory remarks to someone can get one into deep trouble.
• Tigers are known to make minatory gestures to warn people or other ani-
mals to stay back—unless they are hunting.
[minatorily adv.]
mince (MINS) vt. 1. to chop or cut into tiny pieces; 2. to weaken or lessen the
force of
• One usually minces parsley before adding it to recipes.
• Chefs are able to mince onion with a chef’s knife, but the average home
cook is better off using a chopping machine.
• The dean prefers not to mince words when pointing out the errors of one
of the student’s ways.
[-d, mincing]
misanthrope (MIS in throhp) n. a person who hates or distrusts everybody else
• Veronica was a misanthrope and was absolutely no fun to be around.
•A misanthrope might hate or distrust everyone, but he can be the life of the
party.

QUICK REVIEW #112

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

2. maladroit b. quick witted
3. mammal c. menacing
4. manipulate d. chop up
5. marginal e. distruster
6. meadow f. sheet
7. mediator g. character
8. membrane h. grassland

9. mercenary i. money driven
10. mercurial j. intermediary
11. mettle k. greatness
12. milieu l. borderline
13. minatory m. handle
14. mince n. awkward
15. misanthrope o. animal