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Labyrinth

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a maze

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laconic

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using few words

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lament

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to mourn

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lampoon

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to satirize ; to mock

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languish

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to become weak

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largess

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generous giving of gifts

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latent

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present but not visible or apparent ; potential

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laud

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to praise

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legacy

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something handed down from the past

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lethargy

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sluggishness

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levity

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lightness

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libel

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a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of defames someone

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litigate

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to try in court

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loquacious

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taking a lot or too much

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lucid

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clear

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lugubrious

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exaggeratedly mournful

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luminous

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giving off light

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machination

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scheming activity for and evil purpose

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magnanimous

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forgiving

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magnate

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a rich, powerful, or very sucessful businessperson

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malaise

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a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness

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malfeasance

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an illegal act

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malinger

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to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work

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malleable

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easy to shape or bend

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mandate

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a command or authorization to do something

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manifest

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visible ; evident

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manifesto

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a public declaration of beliefs or principles

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marshal

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to arrange in order

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martial

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warlike; having to do with combat

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marticulate

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to enroll

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martyr

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someone who gives ip his or her life in pursuit of a cause especially a religious one

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maudlin

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silly over sentimental

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maverick

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a noncomformist; a rebel

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maxim

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a fundamental principle

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mediate

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to help settle differences

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mellifluous

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sweetly flowing

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mendacious

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lying ; dishonest

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menidicant

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a beggar

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mentor

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a teacher

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mercenary

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a hired solider

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mercurial

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emotionally unpredictable

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metamorphosis

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a magical change in form

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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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minuscule

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very tiny

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misanthropic

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hating mankind

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mitigate

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to moderate the effect of something

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mollify

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to soften

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monolithic

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massive, solid, unoform

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moribund

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dying

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mundane

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ordinary

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munificent

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very generous

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myopia

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nearsightedness

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