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42 Cards in this Set
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machination
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plot or scheme
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macrocosm
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the entire universe; a complex that is a large-scale reproduction of one of its parts
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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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malediction
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curse
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malefactor
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evil-doer; culprit
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malodorous
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foul smelling
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manifest
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obvious
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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 the truth
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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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mawkish
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sickeningly sentimental
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meddler
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person interfering in others' affairs
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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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meritorious
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deserving reward or praise
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metamorphosis
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change, transformation
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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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militate
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to operate against, work against
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minuscule
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very small
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mirth
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frivolity, paiety, laughter
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misapprehend
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to misunderstand, fail to know
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misconstruemishap
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to misunderstand, fail to discover
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mishap
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accident, misfortune
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mnemonic
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relating to memory; designed to assist memory
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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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moot
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debatable; purely academic, deprived of a practical significance
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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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motley
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many colored; composed of diverse parts
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multifaceted
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having many parts, many sided
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munitions
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ammunition
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myopic
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nearsighted
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myriad
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immense number, multitude
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magnanimous
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generous
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magnate
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person of prominence or influence
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