M Flashcards

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Meticulous

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Showing great attention to detail
Very careful and precise
Conscientious 
Diligent 
Scrupulous
Punctilious
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Mete

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Allot

Distribute by measure

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Mawkish

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Excessively and objectionable sentimental

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Malcontent

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Dissatisfied with existing conditions

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Mammoth

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Huge
Gigantic
Colossal

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Maladroit

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Clumsy
Inept
Inefficient

Antonym—
Adroit

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Malaise

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Feeling discomfort, illness

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Malice

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Intent or desire to harm others
Spite
Revenge
Animosity
Hostility 
Enmity
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Malodor / malodour

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Bad odor

Fetid

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Mitigate

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Make less severe, serious, painful
Attenuate
Appease
Placate
Pacify
Mollify
Tranquillise
Abate
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Mogul

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A rich or powerful person especially in film or media industry
Tycoon
Magnate

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Maritime

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Near the sea
Concerning with shipping or navigation
Marine

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Mottle

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To mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colours

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Mollify

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Appease
Tranquillise 
Placate
Pacify
Conciliate
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Manifest

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Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding

Obvious

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Morass

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Soggy ground
Anything that hinders or traps or overwhelms

A confused or complicated situation

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Magnanimous

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Noble or generous in spirit, especially towards rival or someone less powerful

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Myopic

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Lacking foresight or imagination
Uncreative

Near sighted
Purblind

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Myriad

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A large indefinite number

Countless

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Munificent

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Very generous
Magnanimous
Bountiful

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Mundane

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Repetitive and boring

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Maverick

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An unorthodox or independent minded person
Nonconformist
Trendsetter
Eccentric

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Mendacity

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Untruthfulness
Dishonesty
Deceit
Dissembling

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Misconstrue

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Interpret in a wrong way

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Macabre
``` Suggesting the horror of death and decay Gruesome Ghastly Grisly Grim ```
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Miser
One who doesn’t like to spend money Niggard Parsimonious
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Misanthrope
Hater of mankind | Cynic
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Melee
Confused fight or scuffle Commotion Tumult
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Moment
Significant and important value
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Moot
Debatable Arguable Having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision Raise for discussion, suggest
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Muted
Softened | Subdued (quiet and rather reflective or depressed)
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Meander
To wander aimlessly
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Malady
Disease or sickness
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Morose
``` Ill tempered and not inclined to talk Gloomy Unfriendly Sullen Dour ```
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Martial
Military | Relating to fighting or war