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31 Cards in this Set
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mauve
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pale purple
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maverick
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rebel; nonconformist
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mawkish
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mushy and gushy; oversentimental
mawkish greeting cards |
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mayhem
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injury to body
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mealymouthed
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indirect speech; hypocritical
mealymouthed excuses |
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meek
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submissive; patient and long-suffering
miss mouse is meek and mild |
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megalomania
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mania for doing grandiose things; obsessed with using power
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mellifluous
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sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious
mellifluous and smooth voice MELODY |
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menagerie
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collection of wild animals
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mendacious
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habitually dishonest
mendacious propoganda |
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mendicant
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beggar
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menial
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lowly; meant for servants; mean
menial factory jobs |
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mercurial
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capricious; changing; fickle
a mercurial temperment MERCURY THERMOMETER |
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meretricious
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flashy; without real value but appearing expensive
meretricious REINSTONES |
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mete
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measure, distribute
mete out harsh punishment |
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meteoric
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swift and momentarily brilliant
meteoric rise to fame |
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mettle
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courage; spirit
the team showed their mettle |
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miasma
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swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere
the miasma from the stagnant swamp made us gag |
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milieu
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environment; means of expression; social environment;
he grew up in a military milieu |
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militate
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work against
your tardiness will militate against your chance of promotion |
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minatory
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menacing; threatening
a minatory villain |
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mincing
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dainty
a mincing walk |
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mire
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entangled or stuck
to get mired in lawsuits |
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mirth
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merriment; laughter
we couldn't hold back our mirth |
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misadventure
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mischance; ill luck
he met death by misadventure |
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mischance
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ill luck
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
opposite of PHILANTHROPIST |
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misapprehension
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error; misunderstanding
he gave off the misapprehension that he was nice |
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miscellany
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writings on various subjects
the book was a miscellany of lots of topics |
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miserly
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stingy; mean;
a miserly uncle a miserly prize |
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miscreant
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wretch; villain
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