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Question 1

Machination

Answer 1

Scheming activity for an evil purpose

Question 2

Magnanimous

Answer 2

Forgiving; unresentful; noble in spirit; generous

Question 3

Magnate

Answer 3

A rich, powerful, or very successful business-person

Question 4

Malaise

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A feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness

Question 5

Malfeasance

Answer 5

An illegal act, especially by a public official

Question 6

Malignant

Answer 6

Causing harm

Question 7

Malinger

Answer 7

To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work

Question 8

Malleable

Answer 8

Easy to shape or bend

Question 9

Mandate

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A command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election

Question 10

Manifest

Answer 10

Visible; evident

Question 11

Manifesto

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A public declaration of beliefs or principles, usually political ones

Question 12

Marshal

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To arrange in order; to gather together for the purpose of doing something

Question 13

Martial

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Warlike; having to do with combat

Question 14

Martyr

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Someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause, especially a religious one; one who suffers for a cause; one who makes a show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy

Question 15

Matriculate

Answer 15

To enroll, especially at a college

Question 16

Maudlin

Answer 16

Silly and overly sentimental

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Maverick

Answer 17

A nonconformist; a rebel

Question 18

Maxim

Answer 18

A fundamental principle; an old saying

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Mediate

Answer 19

To help or 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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Mendicant

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A beggar

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Mentor

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A teacher, tutor, counselor, or coach; especially in business, an experienced person who shows an inexperienced person the ropes

Question 24

Mercenary

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A hired solider; someone who will do anything for money

Question 25

Mercurial

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Emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changing in mood

Question 26

Metamorphosis

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A magical change in form; a striking or sudden change

Question 27

Microcosm

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The world in miniature

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Milieu

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Environment; surroundings

Question 29

Miniscule

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Very tiny

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Misanthropic

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Hating mankind

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Mitigate

Answer 31

To moderate the effect of something

Question 32

Mollify

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To soften; to soothe; to pacify

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Monolithic

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Massive, solid, uniform, and unyielding

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Moribund

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Dying

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Morose

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Gloomy; sullen

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Mortify

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To humiliate

Question 37

Mundane

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Ordinary; pretty boring; not heavenly and eternal

Question 38

Munificent

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Very generous; lavish

Question 39

Myopia

Answer 39

Nearsightedness; lack of foresight

Question 40

Myriad

Answer 40

A huge number