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90 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 woman; CF. misogyny
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missile
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object thrown or projected
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missive
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letter; written statement; CF. sent
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mite
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very small object of insect-like creature; small coin
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mitigate
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appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity
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mnemonic
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pertaining to memore; assisting the memory; N. device, such as a formula or rhyme as a mnemonic aid
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mobile
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movable; not fixed; N.mobility
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mock
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ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision
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mode
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prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ed. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life
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modicum
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limited quantity; small amount; Ex. he does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate
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modish
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fashionable; conforming to the current fashion
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modulate
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tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from noe musical 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 an angry person
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mollycoddle
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pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively
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molt (moult)
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periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)
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molten
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melted
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momentous
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very important; N. moment; CF. momentary
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momentum
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quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force
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monarchy
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government under a single ruler
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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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mongrel
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plant or animal (esp. dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.
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monochromatic
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having only one color
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monochrome
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painting in only one color; ADJ.
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monogram
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design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.
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monograph
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scholarly article
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monolithic
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solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone
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monotheism
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belief in one God
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monotony
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sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone
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monumental
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massive; impressively large; built as a monument
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moodiness
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fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy
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moratorium
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legal delay of payment of action; ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses
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morbid
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give to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease
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mordant
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biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting
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mores
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conventions; moral standards; moral customs
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morgue
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mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation
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moribund
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dying; at the point of death
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morose
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ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy
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mortar
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vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle
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mortician
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undertaker
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mortify
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humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; CF. cause to die
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mosaic
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picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.
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mote
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small speck (esp. of dust)
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motif
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theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure
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motility
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ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously
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motley
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multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous
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mottled
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blotched in coloring; spotted; ex. mottled face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors
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motto
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brief statement used to express a principle
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mountebank
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charlatan; boastful pretender
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muddle
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confuse; mix up confusedly; N. state of confusion
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muggy
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warm and damp (of weather)
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mulct
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defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy
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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; fluent in several languages
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multiplicity
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state of being numerous or multiple; large number; ADJ multiple: more than one element
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mundane
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worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary
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munificent
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very generous in giving; N. munificience
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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; N. murk: partial or complete darkness; gloom
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murmur
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low, indistinct, continuous sound; CF. mumble
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muse
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ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)
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musky
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having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer
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muster
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gather; assemble (troops); N.
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musty
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stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist
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mutability
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ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF.mutate; CF. mutant
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mute
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silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V. soften the sound, color, shade of
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muted
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silent; muffled; toned down
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mutilate
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maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or essential part
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mutinous
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unruly; rebellious; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutaneer
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mutter
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utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones
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myopic
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nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia
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myriad
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very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand
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mystic
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of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. mystic ceremonies; N. CF. mysticism
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nadir
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lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith
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naiveté
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quality of being unsophistocated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive: ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous
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narcissist
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conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus
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narrative
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related to telling a story; N. narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration
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nascent
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incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music
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natal
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connected w/ birth; CF. pre/postnatal
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natation
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swimming
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natty
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neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart
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nausea
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feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust
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nauseate
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cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea
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nauseous
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causing nausea; feeling nausea
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nautical
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pertaining to ships or navigation
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navigable
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(of a body of water) wide an deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered
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