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45 Cards in this Set
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maverick
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rebel, nonconformist
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mawkish
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mushy and gushy, cloyingly sentimental
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maxim
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proverb, a truth pithily stated
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meander (v)
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wind or turn in its course
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mediate
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settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
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meditation
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reflection, thought
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medley
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mixture
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meek
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quiet, gentle, submissive
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memento
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token, reminder
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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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menial
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suitable for servants; lowly; mean
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mercenary
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interesting in money or gain
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mercurial
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capricious, changing, fickle
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metallurgical
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pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores
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methodical
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systematic
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miasma (2)
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(1) swamp gas, heavy, vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter
(2) pervasive corrupting influence |
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migratory
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wandering
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milieu
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environment, means of expression
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militant
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combative, bellicose
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mincing
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affectedly dainty
"she walked across the stage with mincing steps" |
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mirage
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unreal reflection; optical illusion (crated by atmospheric conditinos, esp in the desert)
"the mirage in the desert" someting that appears real, possible but really its not |
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mire (v)
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entangle, stick in swampy ground
"their rear wheels got mired in mud" |
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misapprehension
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error, misunderstanding
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mischance
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ill luck
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misdemeanor
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minor crime
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misgivings
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doubts
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mishap
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accident
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mausoleum
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monumental tomb
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mauve
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pale purple
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medium (n) (3)
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element that is a creature's natural environment
appropriate occupation or means of expression/channel of communication compromise |
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megalomania (2)
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(1) obsession over exercising power/control over others
(2) delusions of grandeur |
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melee (n)
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fight
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memorialize
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commemorate
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menial
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suitable for servants, lowly, mean
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mercantile
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concerning trade
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meretricious
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flashy, tawdry
apparently attractive but having no real value or integrity ; relating to prostitutes |
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metaphysical
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pertaining to a speculative philosophy
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mete (v) (2)
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(1) dispense justice as a punishment or harsh treatment
(2) measure out |
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meteoric
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swift, momentarily brilliant
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meticulous
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excessively careful, painstaking, scrupulous
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millenium (2)
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thousand year period; period of happiness and prosperity
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minion (n)
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a servile dependent
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misconstrue (v)
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interpret incorrectly; misjudge
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misnomer (n)
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wrong name; incorrect designation
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