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134 Cards in this Set
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ingenuous
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adj. naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
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ingratiate
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v. become popular with
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inimical
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adj. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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innocuous
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adj. harmless
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iniquitous
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adj. wicked; immoral; unrighteous
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innocuous
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adj. harmless
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insalubrious
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adj. unwholesome; not healthful
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inscrutable
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adj. impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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insensate
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adj. without feeling; cold; cruel; brutal
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insolvent
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adj. bankrupt; lacking money to pay
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insouciant
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adj. /ɪnˈsusiənt; Fr. ɛ̃suˈsyɑ̃/ free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
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insularity
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n. narrow-mindedness; isolation
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insuperable
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adj. unsurmountable; unbeatable
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interloper
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n. intruder; one that interferes with the affairs of others, often for selfish reasons; a meddler
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internecine
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adj. /ˌɪntərˈnisin, -saɪn, -ˈnɛsin, -ˈnɛsaɪn/ of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group; mutually destructive
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interpolate
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v. to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.; to alter (a text) by the insertion of new matter, esp. deceptively or without authorization.; to insert (new or spurious matter) in this manner
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interregnum
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n. /ˌɪntərˈrɛgnəm/ period between two reigns
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intimate (v)
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v. /ˈɪntəˌmeɪt/ indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest
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intractable
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adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding
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intransigence
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n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
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inured
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adj. accustomed; hardened; made tough by habitual exposure
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invalidate
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v. weaken; destroy
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invective
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n. verbal abuse; vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach
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inveigh
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v. denounce; utter censure or invective
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inveigle
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v. /ɪnˈveɪgəl, -ˈvi-/ lead astray; wheedle; entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements; acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods
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inveterate
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adj. deep-rooted; habitual
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invidious
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adj. designed to create ill will or envy
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inviolable
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adj. secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
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invoke
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v. call upon; ask for; declare to be binding or in effect
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irascible
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adj. irritable; easily angered
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irresolute
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adj. uncertain how to act; weak
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irrevocable
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adj. unalterable; irreversible
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itinerant
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adj. wandering; traveling
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jaundiced
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adj. prejudiced, biased by envy or hostility; yellowed
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jibe
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v. agree; be in harmony with
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jingoist
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n. extremely aggressive and militint patriot; war-like chauvinist
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jocose
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adj. given to joking
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jocular
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adj. said or done in jest
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jocund
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adj. /ˈdʒɒkənd, ˈdʒoʊkənd/ merry
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juggernaut
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n. irristibie crushing force
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junket
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n. trip, especially for pleasure by an official at public expense
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ken
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n. /kɛn/ range of knowledge
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killjoy
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n. grouch; spoilsport
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kismet
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n. fate
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knell
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v. tolling of a bell; sound of funeral bell
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knotty
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adj. intricate; difficult; tangled
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labile
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adj. likely to change; unstable; manipulable
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lackadaisical
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adj. /ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl/ lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; languid
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laconic
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adj. brief and to the point
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laggard
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n. a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.
adj. moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish; dilatory; backward. |
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laity
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n. laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy
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languid
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adj. weary; sluggish; listless
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languish
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v. lose animation or strength
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languor
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n. lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness; lack of spirit or interest; listlessness; stagnation
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lank
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adj. long and thin
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larceny
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n. theft
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larder
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n. pantry; food storage place
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largess (largesse)
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n. generous gift (generous bestowal of gifts)
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lassitude
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n. languor; weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; condition of indolent indifference
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lechery
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n. gross lewdness; lustfulness
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lectern
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n. reading desk
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legerdemain
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n. sleight of hand
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leonine
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adj. like a lion
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levity
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n. lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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libertine
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n. /ˈlɪbərˌtin, -tɪn/ debauched person; person who is morally or sexually unrestrained; freethinker in religious matters
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licentious
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adj. amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
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limn
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v. /lɪm/ to represent in drawing or painting; to portray in words; describe
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limpid
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adj. clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air; free from obscurity; lucid; clear (style); completely calm; without distress or worry
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lineaments
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n. features, esp. of the face
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lionize
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v. treat as a celebrity
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list (v)
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v. tilt; lean over
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litany
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n. supplicatory prayer; a prolonged or tedious account
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litotes
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n. ˈlaɪtəˌtiz, ˈlɪtə-, laɪˈtoʊtiz/ understatement for emphasis; an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite, as in This is no small problem
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livid
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adj. lead-colored; black and blue; ashen; enraged
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loath
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adj. /loʊθ, loʊð/ reluctant; disinclined
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loom
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v. appear or take shape
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lope
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v. gallop slowly
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lout
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n. 1. an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
v (used with object) to flout; treat with contempt; scorn. |
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low (v)
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v. moo
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lucre
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n. /ˈlukər/ money; monetary reward or gain
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lugubrious
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adj. /lʊˈgubriəs, -ˈgyu-/ mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
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macerate
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v. soften by soaking; waste away; soften or decompose (food) by the action of a solvent; make thinner
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machiavellian
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adj. crafty; double-dealing, esp. of government
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machinations
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n. /ˌmækəˈneɪʃən/ evil schemes or plots
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maculated
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adj. spotted; stained
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maelstrom
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n. large, powerful, or violent whirlpool; restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs
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magisterial
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adj. authoratative; pertaining to, or befitting a master; weighty; of importance or consequence; imperious; domineering
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magnanimity
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n. generosity; generosity in forgiving an insult or injury
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magnate
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n. person of prominence or influence
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magniloquent
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adj. boastful, pompous
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maladroit
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adj. clumsy; bungling
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malaise
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n. uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
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malapropism
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n. comic misuse of a word
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malcontent
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n. person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
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malediction
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n. curse
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malefactor
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n. evildoer; criminal
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malfeasance
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n. wrongdoing
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malinger
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v. /məˈlɪŋgər/ pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
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manacle
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v. restrain; handcuff
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manifest (adj)
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adj. evident; visible; obvious
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manifold (adj)
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adj. numerous; varied
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mannered
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adj. affected; not natural
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manumit
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v. emancipate; free from bondage
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marshal
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v. put in order
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martinet
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n. /ˌmɑrtnˈɛt, ˈmɑrtnˌɛt/ a strict disciplinarian, esp. a military one.
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matriculate
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v. enroll
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matrix
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n. point of origin; mold or die
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maudlin
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adj. effusively sentimental
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mauve
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adj. pale purple
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mawkish
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adj. mushy and gushy; sickly sentimental
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megalomania
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n. mania for doing grandiose things
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melee
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n. fight
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mellifluous
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adj. /məˈlɪfluəs/ sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious
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memorialize
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v. commemorate
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mendacious
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adj. /mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/ lying; habitually dishonest
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mendicant
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n. /ˈmɛndɪkənt/ beggar
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mercantile (adj)
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adj. concerning trade
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mercenary (adj)
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adj. motivated solely by money or gain
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mercurial
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adj. capricious; changing; fickle
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meretricious
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adj. /ˌmɛrɪˈtrɪʃəs/ alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry; based on pretense, deception, or insincerity; pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute
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mete
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v. /mit/ measure; distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (followed by out)
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mettle
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n. courage; spirit
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miasma
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n. /maɪˈæzmə, mi-/ swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere
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migrant
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adj. changing its habitat; wandering
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milieu
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n. /mɪlˈyʊ, mil-; Fr. miˈlyɶ/ environment; means of expression
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militate
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v. work against; have a substantial effect; weigh heavily His prison record militated against him.
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minatory
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adj. menacing; threatening
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mincing
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adj. affectedly dainty
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minutiae
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n. petty details
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mire
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v. entangle; stick in swampy ground
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misanthrope
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n. /ˈmɪsənˌθroʊp, ˈmɪz-/ one who hates mankind
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miscellany
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n. mixture of writings on various topics
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miscreant
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n. wretch; villain
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miserly
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adj. stingy; mean
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