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136 Cards in this Set
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Macerate |
Soften by soaking in liquid |
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Machiavellian |
Crafty, double dealing |
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Machinations |
Schemes |
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Maculated |
Spottef, stained |
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Madrigal |
Pastoral song |
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Magnanimity |
Generosity |
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Magniloquent |
Boastful, pompous |
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Maladroit |
Clumsy, bungling |
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Malaise |
Uneasiness, ditress |
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Malapropism |
Comic misuse of word |
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Malediction |
Curse |
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Malefactor |
Criminal |
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Malfeasance |
Wrongdoing |
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Malodorous |
Foul smelling |
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Manifest |
Understandable, clear |
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Manifold |
Numerous, varied |
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Mannered |
Affected, not natural |
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Manumit |
Emancipat, free from bondage |
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Marked |
Noticible, targeted for vengeance |
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Martial |
Warlike |
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Martinet |
Strict disciplinarian |
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Masticate |
Chew |
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Maudlin |
Effusive ly sentimental |
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Mawkish |
Sickening, insipid |
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Mayhem |
Injury to the body |
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Mealymouthed |
Indirect speech |
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Megalomania |
Mania for doing gradisose things |
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Mellifluous |
Flowing smoothly |
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Mendacious |
Lying, false |
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Mendicant |
Beggar |
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Mercantile |
Concerning trade |
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Meretricious |
Flashy, tawdry, falsely attractive |
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Metallulrgical |
Pertaining to the removal of metal from ores |
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Metaphysical |
Pertaining to speculative philosophy |
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Mete |
Measure, dispute |
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Meteoric |
Swift, momentarily brilliant |
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Mettle |
Courage, spirit |
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Miasma |
Swamp gas, heavy vaporous atmosphere, often eminating from decaying matter |
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Microcosm |
Small world |
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Milieu |
Enviromemt, means of expression |
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Mimitate |
Work against |
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Millinery |
Person who sells or makes women's hats |
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Minatory |
Menacing, threatening |
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Mincing |
Affectedly dainty |
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Minutiae |
Petty detail |
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Mire |
Entangled, stick in swampy ground |
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Misanthrope |
One who hates humanity |
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Misapprehension |
Error, misunderstanding |
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Mischance |
Ill luck |
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Misnomer |
Wrong name, incorrect designation |
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Misogamy |
Hatred of marriage |
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Missive |
Letter |
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Mitigate |
Appease |
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Mode |
Prevailing style |
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Modicum |
Limited quantity |
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Modish |
Fashionable |
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Modulation |
Toning down, changing from one key to another |
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Mollify |
Soothe |
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Mollycoddle |
Pamper, indulge excessively |
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Monastic |
Related to monks |
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Monolithic |
Solidly uniform, unyielding |
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Monotheism |
Belief in one god |
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Moratorium |
Legal delay of payment |
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Mordant |
Biting, sarcastic, stinging |
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Moribund |
At the point of death |
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Mortify |
Humiliate |
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Mote |
Small speck |
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Motility |
Ability to move spontaneously |
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Mottled |
Spotted |
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Mountebank |
Charlatan, boastful pretender |
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Mulct |
Defraud a person of something |
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Multifarious |
Varied, greatly diversified |
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Mundane |
Worldly as opposed to spiritual |
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Munificent |
Very generous |
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Musty |
Stale, spoiled by old age |
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Mutable |
Changing in form |
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Myopic |
Nearsighted |
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Naider |
Lowest point |
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Nascent |
Incipient, coming into being |
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Natation |
Swimming |
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Natty |
Neatly or smartly dressed |
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Neologism |
New or newly coined word or phrase |
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Neophyte |
Recent convert, beginner |
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Nether |
Lower |
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Nettle |
Annoy, vex |
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Nexus |
Connection |
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Nib |
Break, pen point |
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Nicety |
Precision, minute distinction |
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Niggardly |
Manly stringy, parsimonious |
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Niggle |
Spend to much time on minor points |
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Nihilism |
Denial of traditional values |
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Nominal |
In name only |
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Nonchalance |
Indifference, lack of intrest |
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Noncommittal |
Neutral, unpledged |
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Nonplus |
Bring to halt by confusion |
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Nostrum |
Questionable medicine |
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Nuible |
Marriageable |
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Nugatory |
Futile, worthless |
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Numismatist |
Person who collects coins |
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Obdurate |
Stubborn |
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Obeisance |
Bow |
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Obloquy |
Slander, disgrace, infamy |
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Obsequious |
Sycophantic, servile, slavishly attentive |
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Obsequy |
Funeral service |
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Obstetrician |
Physician specializing in the delivery of babies |
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Obstreperous |
Boisterous, noisy |
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Obviate |
Make unnecessary, get rid of |
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Occident |
The countries of the west |
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Occlude |
Shut, close |
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Oculist |
Physician who specializes in treatment of the eye |
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Odious |
Hateful |
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Odium |
Repungance, dislike |
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Officious |
Meddlesome, excessively push in offering ones service |
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Oligarchy |
Government by a few |
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Omnipotent |
All-powerful |
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Onerous, onus |
Burdensome |
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Opalescent |
Iridescent |
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Oppeobrium |
Infamy, vilification |
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Optimum |
Most vavorable |
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Opus |
Work |
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Oracular |
Fortelling, mysterious |
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Oratorio |
Dramatic poem set to music |
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Ordination |
Ceremony confering holy orders |
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Ornithologist |
Person who studies birds |
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Orthodox |
Traditional, conservative in belief |
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Orthography |
Correct spelling |
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Osseus, ossify |
Made of bone, boney Change or harden into bone |
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Ostensible Ostentatious |
Apperant, professed, pretend Showy, trying to attract attention |
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Outrtip |
Surpass, outdo |
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Outspoken |
Candid, blunt |
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Overt |
Open to view |
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Overweening |
Presumptions |
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Overwrought |
Extremely agitated, hysterical |
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Ovoid |
Egg shaped |
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Mimesis |
Imitation |
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Morass |
An area of muddy or boggy ground |