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Macabre

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gruesome; suggesting death

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Mace

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a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office

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Macerate

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make or become soft by soaking in water

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Machination

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plot; scheme (esp. evil)

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Magnanimity

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generosity or willingness to forgive.

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Makeshift

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a temporary or improvised arrangement.

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Maladroit

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not skillful; clumsy; tactless.

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Malady

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any unwholesome or desperate condition; impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

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Malapropism

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misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)

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Malevolent (n. Malevolence)

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malicious; evil; having or showing ill will

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Malign

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to speak badly of; defame; slander.

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Malignant

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evil or injurious in intent, effect, or character

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Malinger

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to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty

Stanford failed tests designed to expose malingerers, a psychologist testified yesterday in Houston.

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Malleable

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easily influenced; pliable

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Manacle

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restrain, hinder

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Manifest

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  1. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment;
  2. noun: a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane;
  3. verb: reveal its presence or make an appearance; record in a ship’s manifest; provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes
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Manipulate

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control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously

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Marginalize

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to exclude or treat as being of no importance, especially so as to divert attention from

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Marketable

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capable of being marketed; being in demand by especially employers; fit to be offered for sale

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Martial

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suggesting war or military life

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Martinet

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someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

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Mask

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conceal (something) from view

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Massacre

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cruel killing of a large number of people

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Materialize

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become actual fact; happen

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Matriculation

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be admitted enter a university as a student

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Maudlin

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sentimental in a silly or tearful way

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Maul

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hurt by rough handling

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Maunder

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  1. wander aimlessly;
  2. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
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Maverick

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rebel; nonconformist

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Meager

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low in quantity, extent, strength, or richness; scanty or feeble

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Meddle

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intrude in other people’s affairs or business

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Mediocre

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moderate to inferior in quality

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Megalomaniac

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a pathological egotist

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Melding

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blend; combine

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Meliorate

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better, to make better

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Mellifluous

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(of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear

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Mellow

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  1. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging;
  2. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana); unhurried and relaxed;
  3. verb: make or grow (more) mellow; become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; soften, make mellow
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Menace

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that which poses a danger or threatens injury or harm; threat

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Mend

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restore by putting together what is torn or broken

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Mendacious (n. Mendacity)

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lying; habitually dishonest

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Mendicant

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a beggar

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Mephitic

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Poisonous; noxious

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Mercenary

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a person hired to fight for another country than their own

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Mercurial

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volatile in temper; changeable; fickle

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Meretricious

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like or relating to a prostitute; based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; tastelessly showy

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Mesmerize

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hypnotize

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Metaphysics

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the philosophical study of being and knowing

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Meticulous

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carefully attentive to every small detail; painstaking

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Metonym

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a word, name, expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated

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Mettle (adj. Mettlesome)

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quality of endurance or courage

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Middling

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fairly good but not very good

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Mien

A

demeanor

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Mimic

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to copy or imitate, often playfully or as part of a learning process

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Minatory

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menacing; threatening

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Mince

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pronounce or speak affectedly; euphemize

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Minuscule

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very small

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Mirth

A

great merriment

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Misanthrope

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person who hates mankind

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Mischievous

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harmful; causing mischief

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Misconstrue

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interpret in the wrong way

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Miseenscene

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the stage setting or scenery of a play

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Miser

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person who loves wealth and spends little

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Misnomer

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an incorrect or inappropriate name

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Misogynist

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one who hates women/females

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Mistrust

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regard with suspicion

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Mite

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A very small amount, portion, or particle

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Mitigate

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to lessen the force, severity, or impact of

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Moat

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ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

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Moderation

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quality of being limited; not extreme

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Modish

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being in or according to current fashion of style; fashionable

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Mollify

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  1. make less rigid or softer; make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate;
  2. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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Mollycoddle

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treat with excessive indulgence

The behaviorist John B. Watson argued that mollycoddled toddlers grew into weak and whiny adults.

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Molt

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lose hair/feathers before new growing

The challenging crabs had recently molted, so perhaps it wanted a good position to regain its bacterial covering.

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Momentary

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lasting for a markedly brief time

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Monocoque

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A metal structure, such as an aircraft, in which the skin absorbs all or most of the stresses to which the body is subjected

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Monologue

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a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor; a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation); speech you make to yourself

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Monotomy

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lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine

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Moot

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1.subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty.

  1. having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision
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Morbid

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in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death

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Moribund

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in a dying state; near death

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Morose

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ill-tempered; unsocial

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Mortify

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to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation

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Mosaic

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design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

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Mounting

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grow larger or more numerous

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Muffler

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cloth worn round the neck; silencer

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Mulct

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to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.

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Multifaceted

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having several aspects or stages; complex or various

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Multifarious

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varied; motley; greatly diversified

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Multitudinous

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too numerous to be counted

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Mundane

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of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace

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Munificent

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very generous

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Murky

A

not fully explained or understood, especially with concealed dishonesty or immorality

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Myriad

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  1. too numerous to be counted;
  2. noun: a large indefinite number
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Mystification

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the activity of obscuring people’s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered; something designed to mystify or bewilder; confusion resulting from failure to understand

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