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15 Cards in this Set
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mercurial
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capricious; changing; fickle
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meretricious
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flashy; tawdry
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merger
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combination (of two business corporations)
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mesmerize
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hypnotize
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metallurgical
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pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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metaphor
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implied comparison
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metaphysical
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pertaining to 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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methodical
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systematic
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meticulous
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excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
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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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swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanaing from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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