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Misogamy
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n. hatred of marriage
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misogynist
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n. hater of women
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missive
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n. letter
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mite
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n. very small object or creaeture; small coin
Gnats are annoying mites that sting |
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modicum
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n. limited quantity
the story is based on a modicum of truth |
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modish
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adj. fashionable
She always discarded all garments that were no longer modish |
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modulate
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v. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
she always sings at the top of her lungs. she never learned to modulate her voice |
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mogul
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n. powerful person
The oil moguls made great profits |
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mollycoddle
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v. pamper; indulge excessively
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molt
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v. shed or cast off hair or feathers
the canary molted, shedding his feathers all over the house |
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molten
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adj. melted
molten lava |
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momentous
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adj. v. important
momentous impact |
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monastic
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adj. related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
he adopted a monastic life |
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monochromatic
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adj. having only one color
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monolithic
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adj. solidly uniform; unyielding
the patriots sought to present a monolithic front |
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monotheism
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n. belief in one God
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moratorium
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n. legal delay of payment
declare a moratorium to delay collection of debts |
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morbid
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adj. given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease
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mordant
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adj. biting; sarcastic; stinging
Actors feared the critic's mordant pen |
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mores
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n. conventions; moral standards; customs
In Pakistan, she followed the mores of the people |
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moribund
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adj. dying
she transformed the moribund magazine into a hit |
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mortician
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n. undertaker
The mortician prepared the corpse for burial |
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mote
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n. small speck
The tiniest mote in the eye is very painful |
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motif
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n. theme
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motley
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adj. multicolored; mixed
the jester wore a motley tunic the captain had gathered a motley crew |
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mottled
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adj. blotched in coloring; spotted
when he blushed, his face became mottled. |
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mountebank
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n. charlatan (person who pretends to have more skill and knowledge than he possesses); boastful pretender
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muggy
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adj. warm and damp
August in NYC is usually muggy |
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mulct
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v. defraud a person of something
The lawyer tried to mulct the boy of his legacy |
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multifarious
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adj. varied; greatly diversified
She was constantly busy w/ multifarious activities of her daily life. |
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multiplicity
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n. state of being numerious
multiplicity of details |
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mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
mundane task |
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munificent
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adj. very geneours
munificent benefactor |
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murky
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adj. dark and gloomy; thick w/ fog; vague
murky depths of the swamp |
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muse
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v. ponder
mused about the beauty of the scene |
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musky
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adj. having the odor of musk
She left a trace of musky perfume behind her |
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muster
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v. gather; assemble
muster up the confidence to... |
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musty
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adj. stale; spoiled by age
the attic was dark and musty |
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mutinous
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adj. unruly; rebellious
The captain had to use force to quiet his mutinous crew |
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myopic
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adj. nearsighted; lacking forsight
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myriad
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n. very large number
myriads of mosquitos |
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nadir
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n. lowest point
the Dow-jones averages reached their nadir |
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naivete
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n. quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
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narcissist
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n. conceited person
A narcissist is his own best friend |
