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Laud

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To sing the praises of

To extol, applaud

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Larceny

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Robbery
Unlawful taking of another’s property
Stealing

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Levity

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Lightness, frivolity humor

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Loquacious

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Talkative, chatty

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Ludicrous

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Absurd, ridiculous, laughable

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Lupine

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Wolf like

Ravenous, rapacious

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Lurid

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Melodramatic, sensational, shocking

Gruesome

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Machination

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Scheming action or design

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Macrocosam

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The great world, universe

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Magnate

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A person of wealth, influence, power, distinction, most often in business

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Malaise

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A felling of discomfort and uneasiness

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Malinger

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To pretend incapacity or illness to avoid a responsibility

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Mandate

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An authoritative command

The authorization to act , expressed by voters in an election

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Manifesto

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Public declaration of intentions, motives, or views, particularly political ones

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Marshal

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To organize for a purpose

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Maverick

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A rebel, nonconformist

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Melange

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A mixture of various elements

A hodgepodge

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Mellifluous

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Sweetly flowing

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Mercenary

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Motivated by desire of money

Greed

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Mete

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To measure

To give out by measure, dole