M

Of or pertaining to magma.

The process of birthing ideas.

The act of releasing someone from slavery.

Progressive atrophy.

Melodic.

The process of creating a melody.

Dishonest.

A concept made up by Donna Tartt in her book ‘The Secret History.’ It refers to the belief that it is possible to one day meet someone who will love you in such a way that you will both mutually allow each other to change you.

The act of naming something by only referring to one of its features, for example saying “the poor” instead of “the people who are poor.”

The art of telling someone’s fortune by looking at the structure of their face.

A one-in-a-million chance of death.

A word coined by William Barnes in his poem ‘Lost Shades,’ meaning ‘lit up softly by the moon.’

Soggy ground.

A type of small carnivorous mammal.

A symbiotic relationship between a mushroom and the root of another plant on which it is growing.

Someone who does what they’re told without asking questions.

Of or pertaining to a mystagogue.

A person who instructs others in the mysteries of a cult or religion; also someone who interprets these mysteries.

Of or pertaining to the knowledge of secrets.

Another word for ‘mysteriosophic.’

The knowledge of secrets.

The act of mystifying someone.

Of or pertaining to the creation of myths.