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46 Cards in this Set
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maven
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expert
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maverick
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independent individual
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mawkish
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sickly or maudlin
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meek
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gentle and submissive
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meet
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very proper
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mellifluous
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pleasinglu soothe and musical to hear
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mendacious
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deceitful, knavish
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knavish
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dishonest
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mercenary
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one who serves for money (money-oriented); hired soldier
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meretricious
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falshy but worthless
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mesh
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gearwheels engaged; entangled
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meteoric
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very rapid change
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metrical
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of/relating to, composed of meter
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mettle
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stamina; be on one's mettle
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miff
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trivial quarrel
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milieu
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persons environment
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minaret
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slender tower, esp. mosque
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minatory
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having menacing quality
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mince
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walk in short steps in prim manner
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minion
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servile dependent, follower
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mint
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a coin
strike*medal = mint*coin |
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minute
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official record of proceedings or a meeting
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minutia
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minor detail, trivial
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mire
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wetland; hold back
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mirth
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gaiety accompanied by laughter
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misanthrope
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mankind hater/distrust
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reprobate
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unprinciples person
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sycophant
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toady, servile flatterer
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rapscallion
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mischievious person
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miscreant
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cre = credible
person who behaves criminally, badly, visciously |
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misdemeanor
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not as serious crime
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miser
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parsimonious (unwilling to use money)
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spendthrift
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person who spends wastefully
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munificent
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greatly liberous/generous
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chauvinist
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one w/great pride in own cause, group, sex
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misgiving
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feeling of misfortune esp. of the future
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misogynist
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one who hates women
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mitigate
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make less painful/severe
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mnemonics
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technique to improve ones memory
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modicum
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small portion; limited quantity
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molt
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to shed
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mongrel
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!= purebred
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monocle
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eyeglass for one eye
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montage
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rapid succession of images
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moratorium
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suspending of ongoing or planned activity
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mordant
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caustic, and biting in manner, thought, style
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