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24 Cards in this Set
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Machiavellian
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adj. crafty; double-dealing
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machinations
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n. plots or schemes
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maelstrom
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n. whirlpool; turmoil
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magnanimity
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n. generosity; nobility
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malinger
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v. to feign illness to escape duty
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megalomania
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n. delusions of power or importance
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menagerie
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n. a variety of animals kept together
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mendacious
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adj. dishonest
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mendicant
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n. beggar
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meretricious
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adj. gaudy; plausible but false; specious
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mettle
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n. courage; endurance (distinguish with meddle)
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mettlesome
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adj. full of courage and fortitude; spirited
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militate
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v. to work against
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minatory
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adj. threatening; menacing
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misogynist
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n. one who hates women
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mitigate
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v. to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful, alleviate
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mnemonic
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adj. related to memory; assisting memory
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modicum
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n. limited quanitity
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mollify
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v. to soothe
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monolithic
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adj. solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole
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morose
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adj. ill-humored; sullen
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motley
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adj. many colored; made up of many parts
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multifarious
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adj. diverse
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mundane
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adj. wordly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary
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