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31 Cards in this Set
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mandarin
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influential person
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mandate
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an order; a command
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mandatory
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required; obligatory
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mangle
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to cut, slash, or crush so as to disfigure
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mangy
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shabby; filthy
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manifest
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evident; obvious
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manifold
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many; varied
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manipulate (two meanings)
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to handle or manage with skill; to influence a person in a bad way
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manumit
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to set free
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maraud
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to raid; to plunder
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marital
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pertaining to marriage
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maritime
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pertaining to the sea
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marquee
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a roof-like shelter, such as glass, projecting above an outer door
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martial
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warlike
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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martyr
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one who suffers for a cause
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marvel
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to be amazed; to wonder
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masochist
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one who enjoys his own pain and suffering
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massive
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huge; bulky
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masticate
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to chew
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maternal
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motherly
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matriarchy
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a social organization in which the mother is the head of the family
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matrix
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a place of origin
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maudlin
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excessively sentimental
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maul
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to injure; to handle roughly
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mausoleum
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large tomb for many bodies
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maverick
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a rebel; a nonconformist
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mawkish
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sickeningly sweet; very sentimental
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maxim
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a proverb or saying
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meager
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inadequate; of poor quality
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mean (three meanings)
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nasty or offensive (adj); inferior or low (adj); an average (n)
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