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30 Cards in this Set
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limn
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to draw; outline in detail
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limpid
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transparent; clear and simple
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list
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to tilt to one side
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loquatious
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extremely talkative
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lucid
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intelligible; clear
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lumber
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to move clumsily or heavily
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luminous
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characterized by brightness; easy to understand
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magnanimous
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generously noble; forgiving
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malevolent
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showing ill will, spite, or hatred
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malinger
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feign illness to avoid work
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malleable
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capable of being shaped; easily influenced
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martial
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associated with war
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maunder
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to talk or move aimlessly, mutter
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maverick
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an independent individual
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing (words or sounds)
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mendacity
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dishonesty
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mendicant
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beggar
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mercurial
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characterized by rapid/inpredictable change in mood
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meretricious
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attractive but false; tawdry; having to do with prostitution
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meticulous
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attentive to detail
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mettlesome
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courageous; high-spirited
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militate
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to have weight or bearing on; to argue (against)
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milk
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to exploit
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minatory
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menacing; threatening
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mince
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euphemize; tiptoe
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misanthrope
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one who hates humankind
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misogynist
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one who hates women
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mitigate
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to make or less severe; to moderate
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mollify
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to calm or smooth
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morose
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sad, sullen, melancholy
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