d17-1 Flashcards

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mendicant

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beggar

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mercenary

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hired soldier

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mercurial

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emotionally unpredictable

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meticulous

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precise and careful

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microcosm

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the world in miniature

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millieu

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environment

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millenium

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1000 yrs

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miniscule

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tiny

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misanthropic

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hating manking

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mitigate

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to moderate the effect of

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mode

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method of doing

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modulate

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to reduce or regulate

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mollify

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to soothe

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momentum

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force of movement

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monolithic

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massive solid

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moratorium

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suspension of activity

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17
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more/moor idk

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mucky ground

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18
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mores

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customary moral standards

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moribund

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dying

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morose

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gloomy

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mortify

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humilate

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motif

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a recurring theme

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motley

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extremely diverse/ multicolored

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mundane

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ordinary

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municipal

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pertaining to a city

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munificent

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generous

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muse

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to ponder

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muster

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to assemble for battle

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myopia

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nearsightness

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myriad

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a huge number

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mystic

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other worldly

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narcicism

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excessive love for nes body

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nebulous

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vague

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nefarious

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evil

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nemesis

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unconquerablerival

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neologism

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a new word or phrase

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neophyte

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beginner

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nepotism

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showing favoritism

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nihilism

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the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe

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nirvana

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worry-free statenoi

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noisome

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offensive or disgusting

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nomadic

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wandering around

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nomenclature

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a terminology

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nominal

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in name only

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nonchalant

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indifferent

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nostalgia

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sentimental longing for the past

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