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28 Cards in this Set
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mawkish
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maudlin
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mealymouthed
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indirect in speech; hypocrite; evasive
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medium
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organism's env't; means of expression and communication
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melee
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fight
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mellifluous
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sweetly/smooothly flowing; mellodious
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menagerie
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collection of wild animals
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mendacious
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lying; habitually dishonest
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mendicant
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beggar
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mercantile
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concerning trade
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mercenary
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motivated only by money/gain
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meretricious
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flashy; tawdry
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metallurgical
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pertaining to removing metal from ore
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metaphysical
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speculative philosophy
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mete
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measure; distribute
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meteoric
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swift; momentarily brilliant
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mettle
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courage; spirit
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miasma
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swamp gas; heavy, vapourous atmosphere
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militate
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work against
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minatory
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menacing; threatening
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mincing
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affectedly dainty
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minion
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servile dependant
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minutiae
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petty details
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mire
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entangle; stick in swampy ground
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mirth
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merriment; laughter
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miscellany
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mixture of writings on various subjects
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miscreant
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wretch; villain
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miserly
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stingy; mean
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misgivings
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doubts
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