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magmanimous

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courageously noble in kind and heart

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lugubrious

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mournful, gloomy in a ridiculous way

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magnitude

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greatness on size

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maladroit

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unskillful

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malaise

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vague feeling of bodily discomfort

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malevolence

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malicious behavior

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing

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malicious

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deliberately harmful

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malleable

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easily changed by other forces

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mandate

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authoritative command

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manifold

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many and varied. of many kinds

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maritime

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relating to the sea

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mawkishness

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excessively sentimental

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mediate

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to rig about by working with all the conflicting parties

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melancholy

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sadness. depression

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meld

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to cause to merge

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mellifluous

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smooth and sweet

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mendacity

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in truthfulness

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mercurial

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quick and changeable

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metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another

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meteorology

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science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere

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methodically

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characterized by ode red and systematic habits

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meticulous

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extremely careful and precise

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milieu

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environment

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mime
modern performer who specializes in comic mimicry
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mimicry
the act of mimicking
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minutiae
small or trivial detail
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misanthrope
one who hates humankind
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miscellany
collection of diverse items
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miscreant
evildoer. villain
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miser
a stingy person
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mitigate
to moderate in intensity. alleviate
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mocking
in a pretending manner
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mollify
to calm in temper
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momentous
of utmost importance. of outstanding significance
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monitor
one that cautions, reminds
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monotone
a succession if sounds or words uttered in a single tone of voice
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moribund
approaching death. about to die
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mosaic
a picture or decoration made of small colored pieces of stone, glass
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muddle
to confuse
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multifarious
diverse
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myriad
composed of numerous diverse elements
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nebulous
vague. lacking definition
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nemesis
opponent that cannot be beaten
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neophyte
a recent convert to a belief
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niche
a situation especially suited to a person's nature
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nomadic
a member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons
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nominal
existing in name only
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novelty
quality of being novel. newness
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nuance
a subtle or slight degree of difference
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obdurate
hardened against feeling. hard hearted
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objective
uninfluenced by emotions of personal prejudice. | a goal
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oblique
misleading. dishonest
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obsequious
fawning. obedient
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obstinate
stubborn
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obstreperous
aggressively boisterous
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obstruct
to impede. hinder
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obtrusive
tending to push forward
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officious
marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services to others
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olfactory
relating to sense of smell
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ominous
threatening
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omnivore
eating both animal and befit able foods
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onerous
troublesome
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opaque
not allowing light to pass through
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orthodox
adhering to what is traditional
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ostracize
to exclude from a group
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overstate
to state in exaggerated terms
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overwrought
excessively nervous or excited
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paean
fervent expression of joy
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palliative
relieving the symptoms of a disease without effecting a cure
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pallid
lacking in vitality
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palpability
capable of being handled. touched
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panache
liveliness
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panoply
something that covers and protects
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pantheon
temple dedicated to all gods. all the gods of a people
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paradox
a contradictory statement that may still be true
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paranoia
extreme, irrational distrust of others
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parity
equality
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parody
something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery
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parsimonious
excessively frugal
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partisan
biased in support of a party, group
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pastoral
relating to a pastor | relating to being a literary work that proteas rural life
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pathos
a quality that studies feeling a of pity
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patrician
person of refined manners, tastes
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paucity
fewness
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peccadillo
a small sin
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pedant
one who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules
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pedestrian
ordinary
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penchant
a definite liking
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pensive
deeply thoughtful
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peregrination
to travel from place to place on foot
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perfidy
calculated violation of trust
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perilous
dangerous
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permutations
a compete change. transformation
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pernicious
tending to cause death or serious injury
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perplex
to confuse
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persistent
refusing to give up
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perspicacity
acuteness of perception, understanding
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ornate
excessively ornamented
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ordeal
difficult or painful experience