Wordsmart Char M

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MACHINATION

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n. scheming activity for an evil purpose;

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MAGNANIMOUS

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a. forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous;

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MAGNATE

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n. a rich powerful or very successful businessperson;

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MALAISE

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n. a feeling of depression uneasiness or queasiness;

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MALAPROPISM

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humorous misuse of a word that sounds similar to the word intended but has a ludicrously different meaning;

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MALFEASANCE

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n. an illegal act especially by a public official;

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MALINGER

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v. to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work;

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MALLEABLE

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a. easy to shape or bend;

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MANDATE

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n. a command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election;

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MANIA

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crazed excessive excitement; insanity; delusion;

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MANIFEST

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a. visible; evident;

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MANIFESTO

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n. a public declaration of beliefs or principles usually political ones;

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MARGINAL

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related to or located at the margin or border; at the lower limit of quality; insignificant;

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MARSHAL

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v. to arrange in order; to gather together for the purpose of doing something;

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MARTIAL

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a. warlike; having to do with combat;

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MARTYR

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n. someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause especially a religious one; one who suffers for a cause; one who makes a show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy;

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MATERIALISTIC

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preoccupied with material things; greedy for possessions;

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MATRICULATE

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v. to enroll especially at a college;

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MAUDLIN

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a. silly and overly sentimental;

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MAVERICK

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n. a nonconformist; a rebel;

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MAWKISH

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overly sentimental; maudlin;

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MAXIM

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n. a fundamental principle; an old saying;

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MEANDER

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to travel along a winding or indirect route; to ramble or stray from the topic;

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MEDIATE

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v. to help settle differences;

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MEDIUM

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the means by which something is conveyed or accomplished; a substance through which something is transferred or conveyed; the materials used by;

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MELANCHOLY

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gloomy; depressed and weary;

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MELEE

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a. brawl; a confused fight or struggle; a violent free for all; tumultuous confusion;

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MELLIFLUOUS

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a. sweetly flowing;

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MENAGERIE

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a. collection of animals;

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MENDACIOUS

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a. lying; dishonest;

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MENDICANT

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beggar n a beggar;

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MENTOR

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teacher tutor n a teacher tutor counselor or coach; especially in business an experienced person who shows an inexperienced person the ropes;

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MERCENARY

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n. a hired soldier; someone who will do anything for money;

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MERCURIAL

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a. emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changing in mood;

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METAMORPHOSIS

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n. a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change;

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METICULOUS

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precise and careful about details; fussy;

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MICROCOSM

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n. the world in miniature;

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MILIEU

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n. environment; surroundings;

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MILLENNIUM

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a. period of years; a thousandth anniversary;

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MINUSCULE

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a. very tiny;

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MISANTHROPIC

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a. hating mankind;

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MITIGATE

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v. to moderate the effect of something;

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MODE

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method of doing; type; manner; fashion;

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MODULATE

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to reduce or regulate; to lessen the intensity of;

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MOLLIFY

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v. to soften; to soothe; to pacify;

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MOMENTUM

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force of movement; speed; impetus;

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MONOLITHIC

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a. massive solid uniform and unyielding;

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MORATORIUM

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s suspension of activity; a period of delay;

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MORE

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marshy mucky ground;

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MORES

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customary moral standards;

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MORIBUND

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a. dying;

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MOROSE

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gloomy sullen a gloomy; sullen;

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MORTIFY

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a. to humiliate;

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MOTIF

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a. recurring theme or idea;

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MOTLEY

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extremely varied or diverse; heterogeneous; multicolored;

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MUNDANE

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a. ordinary; pretty boring; not heavenly and eternal;

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MUNICIPAL

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pertaining to a city or town and its government;

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MUNIFICENT

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lavish a very generous; lavish;

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MUSE

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to ponder; to meditate;

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MUSTER

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to assemble for battle or inspection; to summon up;

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MYOPIA

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a. nearsightedness; lack of foresight;

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MYRIAD

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n. a huge number;

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MYSTIC

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otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic;