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incriminate

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accuse, blame

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incumbent

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current, present, in power

duty

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incur

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become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behavior or actions: I will pay any expenses incurred.

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indemnify

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compensate (someone) for harm or loss: the amount of insurance that may be carried to indemnify the owner in the event of a loss.
• secure (someone) against legal responsibility for their actions: the newspaper could not be forced to indemnify the city for personal-injury liability.

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indigent

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poor; needy

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indignant

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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment: he was indignant at being the object of suspicion

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indiscreet

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having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain secret or private: they have been embarrassed by indiscreet friends

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indissoluble

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unable to be destroyed; lasting: an indissoluble friendship.

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indurate

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harden: a bed of indurated clay.

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ineffable

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too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words: the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades.

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inexpedient

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not practical, suitable, or advisable

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infamy

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the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed: a day that will live in infamy.
• an evil or wicked act: one of history’s greatest infamies.

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influx

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1 an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things: a massive influx of refugees from front-line areas.
2 an inflow of water into a river, lake, or the sea.

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infomercial

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a television program that promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective way.

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infrastructure

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the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

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infusion

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1 a drink, remedy, or extract prepared by soaking the leaves of a plant or herb in liquid.
• the process of preparing such a drink, remedy, or extract.
2 the introduction of a new element or quality into something: the infusion of $6.3 million for improvements | an infusion of youthful talent.
• Medicine the slow injection of a substance into a vein or tissue.

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ingrate

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an ungrateful person.

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inherent

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existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute: any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers

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inhibiting

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1 hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process): cold inhibits plant growth.

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inimitable

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so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique: the inimitable ambience of Hawaii.

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iniquity

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immoral or grossly unfair behavior

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injunction

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order, ruling, directive, command,

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innate

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inborn; natural:

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innocuous

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not harmful or offensive:

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inopportune

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inappropriate, unsuitable

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insipid

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lacking flavor:

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insular

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narrow-minded, small-minded, inward-looking,

cutoff, segregated, detached,

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insuperable

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impossible to overcome:

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intangible

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vague, obscure, abstract, unclear, indefinite, undefined, subtle, elusive.

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intern

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a student or trainee who works,

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interregnum

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a period when normal government is suspended, esp. between successive reigns or regimes.

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intersperse

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scatter, disperse, spread, strew, dot, sprinkle, pepper.

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intone

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say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice:

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intractable

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hard to control or deal with:

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intransigent

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unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.

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intravenous

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existing or taking place within, or administered into, a vein or veins:

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intuit

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understand or work out by instinct:

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invalidate

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1 make (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous.
2 deprive (an official document or procedure) of legal efficacy because of contravention of a regulation or law: a technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination.
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irate

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feeling or characterized by great anger: a barrage of irate letters.

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iridescent

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showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles.

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irrefutable

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impossible to deny or disprove: irrefutable evidence.

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irrelevance

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the quality or state of being irrelevant: the document was withheld on grounds of irrelevance.
• a person or thing that is irrelevant: he regarded religion as an irrelevance.

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irremediable

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impossible to cure or put right.

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isometrics

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a system of physical exercises in which muscles are caused to act against each other or against a fixed object. Also called isometric exercise.

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place: itinerant traders.

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jack-rabbit

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a hare found in open country in western North America.

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jejune

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1 naive, simplistic, and superficial: their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions.
2 (of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting: the poem seems to me rather jejune.

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jeopardy

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danger of loss, harm, or failure: Michael’s job was not in jeopardy .

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jitney

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a bus or other vehicle carrying passengers for a low fare.

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jocular

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fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful: she sounded in a jocular mood | his voice was jocular.

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jodhpurs

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full-length trousers, worn for horseback riding, that are close-fitting below the knee and have reinforced patches on the inside of the leg.
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Jodhpur, where similar garments are worn by Indian men as part of everyday dress.

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joist

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a length of timber or steel supporting part of the structure of a building, typically arranged in parallel series to support a floor or ceiling.

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josh

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tease (someone) in a playful way: he loved to josh people.

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juggernaut

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a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution: a juggernaut of secular and commercial culture.

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labyrinth

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1 a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze: a labyrinth of passages and secret chambers.
• an intricate and confusing arrangement: a labyrinth of conflicting laws and regulations.

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laconic

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(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words: his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic.

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languorous

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1 the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia: he remembered the languor and warm happiness of those golden afternoons.
2 an oppressive stillness of the air: the afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor.

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lanyard

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a rope threaded through a pair of deadeyes, used to adjust the tension in the rigging of a sailing vessel.
• a cord passed around the neck, shoulder, or wrist for holding a knife, whistle, or similar object.

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lassitude

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a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy: she was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed | a patient complaining of lassitude and inability to concentrate.

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latent

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(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed: discovering her latent talent for diplomacy.
Biology (of a bud, resting stage, etc.) lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.

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lattice

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a structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used typically as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants.

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laudatory

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(of speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation.

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lee

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shelter from wind or weather given by a neighboring object, esp. nearby land: we pitch our tents in the lee of a rock.

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leeway

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the amount of freedom to move or act that is available: the government had several months’ leeway to introduce reforms.
• margin of safety: there is little leeway if anything goes wrong.

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legalese

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the formal and technical language of legal documents that is often hard to understand.

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leggy

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(of a plant) having an excessively long and straggly stem: tulips may grow tall and leggy.

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legion

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a unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army.
• (the Legion) the Foreign Legion.
• (the Legion) any of the national associations of former servicemen and servicewomen instituted after World War I, such as the American Legion.

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lenient

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(of punishment or a person in authority) permissive, merciful, or tolerant: judges were far too lenient with petty criminals.

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leverage

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the exertion of force by means of a lever or an object used in the manner of a lever: my spade hit something solid that wouldn’t respond to leverage.
• mechanical advantage gained in this way: use a metal bar to increase the leverage.

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ligature

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a thing used for tying or binding something tightly.

• a cord or thread used in surgery, esp. to tie up a bleeding artery.

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limerick

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a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear.

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linchpin

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1 a pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position.
2 a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization: regular brushing is the linchpin of all good dental hygiene.

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longo

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either of a pair of small, long-bodied drums typically held between the knees and played with the fingers.

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lion’s share

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the biggest or greatest part: William was appointed editor, which meant that he did the lion’s share of the work.

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liquid assets

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cash
convert (assets) into cash: a plan to liquidate $10,000,000 worth of property over seven years.
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liquidity

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the availability of liquid assets to a market or company.
• liquid assets; cash.
• a high volume of activity in a market.

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litigious

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concerned with lawsuits or litigation.
• unreasonably prone to go to law to settle disputes.
• suitable to become the subject of a lawsuit.

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lobbyist

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noun for

a group of people seeking to influence politicians or public officials on a particular issue: lobby groups

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logistics

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the detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or supplies: the logistics and costs of a vaccination campaign

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lucent

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glowing with or giving off light: the moon was lucent in the background.

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ludicrous

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so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous: it’s ludicrous that I have been fined

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macabre

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disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury: a macabre series of murders.

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maestro

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a distinguished musician, esp. a conductor of classical music.
• a great or distinguished figure in any sphere: a movie maestro.

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magnanimity

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the fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity: both sides will have to show magnanimity.

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maim

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wound or injure (someone) so that part of the body is permanently damaged: 100,000 soldiers were killed or maimed.

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malleable

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(of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking.
• easily influenced; pliable: Anna was shaken enough to be malleable.

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malnourished

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suffering from malnutrition.

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mansard

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a roof that has four sloping sides, each of which becomes steeper halfway down.
• a story or apartment under a mansard roof.

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marauding

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roam in search of things to steal or people to attack: war parties crossed the river to maraud.

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marten

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a chiefly arboreal weasellike mammal found in Eurasia and North America, hunted for its fur in many northern countries.

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maul

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(of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing: the herdsmen were mauled by lions.
• treat (someone or something) roughly.

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mecca

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a city in western Saudi Arabia, an oasis town in the Red Sea region of Hejaz, east of Jiddah, considered by Muslims to be the holiest city of Islam
• (as noun a Mecca) a place that attracts people of a particular group or with a particular interest: Holland is a Mecca for jazz enthusiasts.

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megalopolis

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a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex.

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melancholy

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a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause: an air of melancholy surrounded him

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meld

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blend; combine: [ with obj. ] : Australia’s winemakers have melded modern science with traditional art

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melee

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a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle: several people were hurt in the melee.

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mellifluous

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(of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear: the voice was mellifluous and smooth.

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melodrama

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a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions.
• the genre of drama of this type.

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mentor

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an experienced and trusted adviser: he was her friend and mentor until his death in 1915.
• an experienced person in a company, college, or school who trains and counsels new employees or students.

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mercenary

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(of a person or their behavior) primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics: she’s nothing but a mercenary little gold digger.

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mesh

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material made of a network of wire or thread: mesh for fishing nets | finer wire meshes are used for smaller particles.
• the spacing of the strands of such material: if the mesh is too big, small rabbits can squeeze through.

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minaret

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a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.

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minify

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process of minimization

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minion

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a follower or underling of a powerful person, esp. a servile or unimportant one.

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misapprehension

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a mistaken belief about or interpretation of something: she must have been laboring under the misapprehension that you are nice.

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misconstrue

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interpret (something, esp. a person’s words or actions) wrongly: my advice was deliberately misconstrued.

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mitigate

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make less severe, serious, or painful: he wanted to mitigate misery in the world.

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modish

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conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable: it seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish jargon.

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modus operandi

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a particular way or method of doing something, esp. one that is characteristic or well-established: the volunteers were instructed to buy specific systems using our usual modus operandi—anonymously and with cash.
• the way something operates or works.

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molten

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(esp. of materials with a high melting point, such as metal and glass) liquefied by heat.

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moot

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subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty, and typically not admitting of a final decision: whether the temperature rise was mainly due to the greenhouse effect was a moot point .

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mordant

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caustic, trenchant, biting, cutting, acerbic, sardonic,

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muckrake

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the action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way:

114
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muffle

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wrap or cover for warmth:

• make (a sound) quieter or less distinct:

115
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mufti

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a Muslim legal expert who is empowered to give rulings on religious matters.

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murky

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dark and gloomy, esp. due to thick mist:

117
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musty

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having a stale, moldy, or damp smell:

118
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mutate

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change or cause to change in form or nature

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myopic

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nearsighted.

• lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight

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