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72 Cards in this Set
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misogamy
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hatred of marriage
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misogynist
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hater of women
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missile
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object to be thrown or projected
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missive
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letter
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mite
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very small object or creature; *small coin*
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mitigate
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appease; moderate
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mnemonic
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pertaining to memory
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mobile
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movable; not fixed
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mock
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ridicule; imitate, often in derision
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mode
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prevailing style; manner; way of doing something
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modicum
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limited quantity
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modish
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fashionable
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modulate
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tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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mogul
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powerful person
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molecule
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the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance
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mollify
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soothe
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mollycoddle
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pamper; indulge excessively
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molt
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shed or cast off hair or feathers
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molten
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melted
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momentous
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very important
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momentum
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quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus
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monarchy
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government under a single ruler
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monastery
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residence of community, usually of monks
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monastic
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related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
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monetary
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pertaining to money
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monochromatic
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having only one color
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monolithic
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solidly uniform; unyielding
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monotheism
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belief in God
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monotony
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sameness leading to boredom
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monumental
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massive
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moodiness
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fits of depression or gloom
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moratorium
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legal delay of payment
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morbid
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given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease
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mordant
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biting; sarcastic; stinging
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mores
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conventions; moral standards; customs
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moribund
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dying
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morose
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ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
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mortician
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undertaker
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mortify
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humiliate; punish the flesh
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mosaic
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picture made of small, colorful inlaid tiles
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mote
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a speck of dust or other tiny particle
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motif
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theme
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motility
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ability to move spontaneously
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motley
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multicolored; mixed
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mottled
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blotched in coloring; spotted
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mountebank
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charlatan; boastful pretender
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muddle
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confuse; mix up
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muggy
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warm and damp
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mulct
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defraud a person of something
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multifarious
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varied; greatly diversified
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multiform
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having many forms
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multilingual
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having many languages
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multiplicity
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state of being numerous
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mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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munificent
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very generous
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mural
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wall painting
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murky
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dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
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muse
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ponder
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musky
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having the odor of musk
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muster
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gather; assemble
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musty
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stale; spoiled by age
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mutability
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ability to change in form; fickleness
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muted
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silent; muffled; toned down
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mutilate
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to cut off or damage a limb or other important part of (a person or animal); maim
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mutinous
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unruly; rebellious
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myopic (n.->)myopia
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nearsighted; lacking foresight
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myriad
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very large number
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nadir
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lowest point
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naiveté
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quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
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narcissist
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conceited person
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narrative
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related to telling a story
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nascent
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incipient; coming into being
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