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15 Cards in this Set
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machination
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n. evil design or plan
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macroscopic
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adj. visible to naked eye
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maelstrom
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n. whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind
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malapropism
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n. word humorously misused
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malleable
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adj. capable of being changed; easily shaped
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martinet
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n. strict disciplinarian; task maker
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masochist
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n. one who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering
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mendacious
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adj. lying; false; deceitful
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meretricious
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adj. attractive in a cheap, flashy way
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milieu
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n. environment, setting
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miscreant
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n. vicious person
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nebulous
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adj. hazy, vague, uncertain
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necromancy
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n. magic, especially that practiced by a witch
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neologism
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n. use of a new word; making up a new word or definition
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nihilism
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n. total rejection of established laws
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