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125 Cards in this Set
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Malleable
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capable of being shaped
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Malnutrition
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undernourishment
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Malodorous
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foul-smelling
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Mandatory
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necessary, required
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Manifest (adj)
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obvious
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Manifold
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diverse, varied, comprised of many parts
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Mannered
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artificial or stilted in character
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Manual (adj)
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hand-operated; physical
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Manumission
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release from slavery
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Mar
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to damage, deface; spoil
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Malady
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Illness
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Malapropism
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humorous misuse of a word
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Malcontent
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discontented person, one who holds a grudge
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Malediction
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curse
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Malefactor
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evil-doer; culprit
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Malevolent
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ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others
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Malfunction (n)
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breakdown, failure
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Malfunction (v)
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to fail to work
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Malice
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animosity, spite, hatred
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Malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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Malleable
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capable of being shaped
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Malnutrition
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undernourishment
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Malodorous
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foul-smelling
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Mandatory
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necessary, required
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Manifest (adj)
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obvious
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Manifold
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diverse, varied, comprised of many parts
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Mannered
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artificial or stilted in character
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Manual (adj)
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hand-operated; physical
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Manumission
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release from slavery
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Mar
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to damage, deface, spoil
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Marginal
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barely sufficient
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Maritime
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relating to the sea or sailing
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Martial
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warlike, pertaining to the military
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Martinet
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strict disciplinarian, one who rigidly follows rules
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Martyr
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person dying for his/her beliefs
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Masochist
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one who enjoys pain or humiliation
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Masquerade
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disguise; action that conceals that truth
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Materialism
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preoccupation with material things
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Matriculate
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to enroll as a member of a college or university
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Matrilineal
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tracing ancestry through mother's line rather than father's
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Maudlin
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overly sentimental
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Maverick
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a person who resists adherence to a group
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Mawkish
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sickeningly sentimental
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Meager
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scanty, sparse
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Meander
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to wander aimlessly without direction
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Meaningful
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significant
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Meddler
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person interfering in others' affairs
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Medieval
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relating to the Middle Ages
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Megalith
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huge stone used in prehistoric structures
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Megalomania
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mental state with delusions of wealth and power
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Melancholy
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sadness, depression
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Melodious
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having a pleasing melody
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Melody
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pleasing musical sounds; tune
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Menagerie
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various animals kept together for exhibition
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Mendacious
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dishonest
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Mendacity
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a lie, falsehood
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Mendicant
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beggar
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Mentor
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experienced teacher and wise advisor
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Mercenary (adj)
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motivated only be greed
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Mercenary (n)
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soldier for hire in foreign countries
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Mercurial
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quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
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Meretricious
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gaudy, falsely attractive
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Meridian
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circle passing through the two poles of the earth
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Meritorious
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deserving reward or praise
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Metamorphosis
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change, transformation
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Metaphor
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figure of speech comparing two different things
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Meticulous
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extremely careful, fastidious, painstaking
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Metronome
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time-keeping device used in music
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Mettle
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courageousness; endurance
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Microbe
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microorganism
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Microcosm
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tiny system used as analogy for larger system
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Migratory
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wandering from place to place with the seasons
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Militate
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to operate against, work against
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Millennium
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one thousand years
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Minatory
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menacing, threatening
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Minimal
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smallest in amount, least possible
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Minuscule
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very small
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Mirth
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frivolity, gaiety, laughter
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Misanthrope
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person who hates human beings
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Misapprehend
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to misunderstand, fail to know
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Misconstrue
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to misunderstand, fail to discover
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Miscreant
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one who behaves criminally
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Miserliness
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extreme stringiness
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Misgiving
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apprehension, doubt, sense of foreboding
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Mishap
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accident; misfortune
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Misnomer
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an incorrect name or designation
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Missive
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note or letter
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Mitigate
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to soften, or make milder
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Mnemonic
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relating to memory; designed to assist memory
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Mobility
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ease of movement
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Mock
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to deride, ridicule
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Moderate (adj)
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reasonable, not extreme
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Moderate (v)
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to make less excessive, restraint, regular
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Modicum
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a small amount
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Mollify
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to calm or make less severe
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Mollusk
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sea animal with a soft body
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Molt (v)
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to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
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Momentous
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important
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Monastic
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extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery
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Monochromatic
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having one color
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Monogamy
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custom of marriage to one person at a time
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Monolith
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large block of stone
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Monologue
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dramatic speech performed by one actor
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Monotony
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lack of variation; wearisome sameness
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Montage
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composite picture
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Moot
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debatable; previously decided
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Morbid
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gruesome; relating to disease; abnormally gloomy
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Mordacious
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caustic, biting
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Mordant
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sarcastic
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Mores
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customs or manners
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Moribund
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dying, decaying
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Morose
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gloomy, sullen, or surly
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Morsel
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small bit of food
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Mote
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small particle, speck
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Motley
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many-colored; composed of diverse parts
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Mottle
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to mark with spots
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Multifaceted
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having many parts, many-sided
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Multifarious
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diverse
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Mundane
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worldly; commonplace
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Munificent
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generous
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Munitions
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ammunition
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Mutability
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changeability
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Mute
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unable to speak
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Myopic
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near-sighted
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Myriad
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immense number, multitude
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