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Martinet
[Noun] Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
Maverick
[Noun] Someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
Meager
[Adj] Deficient in amount or quality or extent
Meddle
[Verb] Intrude in other people’s affairs or business
Mediocre
[Adj] Moderate to inferior in quality
Mend
[Verb] Restore by putting together what is torn or broken
Mendacious
[Adj] Given to lying
Mercurial
[Adj] Liable to sudden unpredictable change; erratic; fickle
Meticulous
[Adj] Marked by precise accordance with details
Mettle
[Noun] The courage to carry on
Mettlesome
[Adj] Having a proud, courageous, and unbroken spirit
Mirth
[Noun] Great merriment
Mistrust
[Verb] To have doubts about the honesty or abilities of someone
Mitigate
[Verb] Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Mollify
[Verb] To make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle; placate
Mollycoddle
[Verb] Treat with excessive indulgence
Morose
[Adj] Showing a brooding ill humor
Mundane
[Adj] Found in the ordinary course of events; mundane
Nadir
[Noun] The lowest point of anything
Nefarious
[Adj] Extremely wicked
Neglect
[Verb] Leave undone or leave out
Nocturnal
[Adj] Belonging to or active during the night
Noisome
[Adj] Causing or able to cause nausea
Nonchalant
[Adj] Marked by casual unconcern or indifference
Nondescript
[Adj] Lacking distinct or individual characteristics
Nonplused
[Adj] Filled with bewilderment
Notion
[Noun] A general inclusive concept
Oaf
[Noun] An awkward, foolish person
Obdurate
[Adj] Used to describe a person who refuses to change their mind, or someone or something that is difficult to deal with or change
Obeisance
[Noun] Bending the head or body in reverence or submission
Obese
[Adj] Excessively large
Obfuscate
[Verb] Make obscure or unclear
Objurgate
[Verb] Censure severely
Objurgation
[Noun] Rebuking a person harshly