| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 358 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| mute | noun | Some animals are mute. | can't speak |
| adj. | The musician played in muted tones. | soft | |
| mutter | verb | She muttered against the government. | grumbled |
| mutton | noun | Some people like to eat mutton. | sheep meat |
| mutual | adj. | She is a mutual friend of theirs. | common |
| my | pron. | That car is my car. | belongs to me |
| myself | pron. | I don't know myself who did it. | same as me |
| mysterious | adj. | We saw a mysterious stranger. | enigmatic |
| mystery | noun | It was a mystery who did it. | puzzle |
| nail | noun | We need some nails to fix that box. | tacks |
| noun | He had dirty nails on his hands. | fingernail | |
| verb | We will nail the door shut for safety. | secure with spike | |