Barron's Word List 30

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maverick

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rebel, nonconformist

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mawkish

Back 2

mushy and gushy, cloyingly sentimental

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maxim

Back 3

proverb, a truth pithily stated

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meander (v)

Back 4

wind or turn in its course

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mediate

Back 5

settle a dispute through the services of an outsider

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meditation

Back 6

reflection, thought

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medley

Back 7

mixture

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meek

Back 8

quiet, gentle, submissive

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memento

Back 9

token, reminder

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menagerie

Back 10

collection of wild animals

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mendacious

Back 11

lying, habitually dishonest

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menial

Back 12

suitable for servants; lowly; mean

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mercenary

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interesting in money or gain

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mercurial

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capricious, changing, fickle

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metallurgical

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pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores

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methodical

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systematic

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miasma (2)

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(1) swamp gas, heavy, vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter

(2) pervasive corrupting influence

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migratory

Back 18

wandering

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milieu

Back 19

environment, means of expression

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militant

Back 20

combative, bellicose

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mincing

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affectedly dainty

"she walked across the stage with mincing steps"

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mirage

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unreal reflection; optical illusion (crated by atmospheric conditinos, esp in the desert)

"the mirage in the desert"

someting that appears real, possible but really its not

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mire (v)

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entangle, stick in swampy ground

"their rear wheels got mired in mud"

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misapprehension

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error, misunderstanding

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mischance

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ill luck

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misdemeanor

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minor crime

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misgivings

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doubts

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mishap

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accident

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mausoleum

Back 29

monumental tomb

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mauve

Back 30

pale purple

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medium (n) (3)

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element that is a creature's natural environment

appropriate occupation or means of expression/channel of communication

compromise

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megalomania (2)

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(1) obsession over exercising power/control over others

(2) delusions of grandeur

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melee (n)

Back 33

fight

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memorialize

Back 34

commemorate

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menial

Back 35

suitable for servants, lowly, mean

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mercantile

Back 36

concerning trade

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meretricious

Back 37

flashy, tawdry

apparently attractive but having no real value or integrity ; relating to prostitutes

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metaphysical

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pertaining to a speculative philosophy

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mete (v) (2)

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(1) dispense justice as a punishment or harsh treatment
(2) measure out

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meteoric

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swift, momentarily brilliant

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meticulous

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excessively careful, painstaking, scrupulous

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millenium (2)

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thousand year period; period of happiness and prosperity

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minion (n)

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a servile dependent

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misconstrue (v)

Back 44

interpret incorrectly; misjudge

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misnomer (n)

Back 45

wrong name; incorrect designation