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35 Cards in this Set
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meander
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to wander aimlessly
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meddlesome
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interfering; curious
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mediate
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to settle a dispute; to act as a go-between
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mediocre
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ordinary; average; neither good nor bad
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meditate
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to think deeply; to ponder
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medley
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a mixture; a musical selection combining parts from various sources
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megalomania
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false impression of one's own greatness; tendency to exaggerate
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melancholy
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sad; depressed
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melee
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noisy fight
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mellifluous
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smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding
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melodramatic
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overly emotional
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memento
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remembrance; a souvenir
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menace
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a threat; a danger
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ménage
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household; domestic establishment
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menagerie
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collection of wild or strange animals
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mendacious
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lying; false
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mendicant
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a beggard
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menial
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low; degrading
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mentor
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adviser
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mercantile
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pertaining to merchants; commercial
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mercenary
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motivated only by a desire for money
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mercurial
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changeable; fickle; erratic
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meretricious
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gaudy; showy; attractive in a cheap flashy way
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mesa
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a flat-topped elevation of land with steep rock walls
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mesmerize
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to hypnotize
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metamorphosis
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a change; a transformation
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metaphor
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comparison (without like or as)
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metaphysics
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pertaining to beyond what is natural
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mete
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(out) to distribute in portions
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meteoric
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momentarily dazzling; swift
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meteorology
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study of weather and climate
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meticulous
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excessively careful; finicky
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metropolis
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large city
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mettle
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courage; spirit
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miasma
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pollution; poisonous environment
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