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Killjoy

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A person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others

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Laconic

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Brief and to the point; concise

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Lampoon

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To make fun of; to mock or ridicule

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Latent

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Dormant

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Laud

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To praise

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Laudable

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Praiseworthy

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Licentious

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Unrestrained by laws or rules, especially especially those related to sexuality

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Liken

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To represent as similar to someone or something

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Lucid

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Easily understood; clear

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Lugubrious

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Gloomy, depressing

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Magnanimity

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Generosity

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Malingerer

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One who feigns illness to escape duty

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Malleable

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Pliant; able to be reshaped

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Masticate

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To chew or to reduce to a pulp

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Maverick

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Rebel; nonconformist

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Mealymouthed

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Insincere, deceitful

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Mediocrity

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The state or quality of being barely adequate

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Mendacious

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Untruthful, deceitful

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Mendicant

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A beggar or homeless person

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Metamorphosis

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Change of form

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Meticulous

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Very thorough and precise

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Misanthrope

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One who hates people

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Mitigate

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To lessen in intensity; to appease

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Modicum

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A small amount

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Mollify

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To soothe

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Morbidity

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Related to illness or disease, in a certain population or geographical area

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Mordant

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Sarcastic; harsh

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Moribund

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Near death or extinction

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Morose

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Ill-humored; sullen

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Mundane

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Ordinary; dull

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Myopic

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Shortsighted or narrow-minded