List 12 Flashcards
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Miasma
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Swamp gas, heavy, vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter, pervasive corrupting influence
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Mettle
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Courage, spirit
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Microcosm
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Small world, world in miniature
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Milieu
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Environment, means of expression
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Mincing
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Affectedly dainty
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Minutiae
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Pretty details
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Mirage
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Unreal reflection, optical illusion
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Mire
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To entangle, mired in mud
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Mirth
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Merriment, laughter
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Miscellany
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Mixture of writings on various subjects
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Miserly
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Stingy, mean
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Missive
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Letter
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Mite
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Very small object or creature, a small coin
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Misnomer
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Wrong name, incorrect designation
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Ignoble
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Of lowly origin, unworthy
