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Machiavellian

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Deceitful; tricky

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Macabre

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Horrible; gruesome

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Machination

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Evil design

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Maelstrom

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Whirlpool

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Magnanimous

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Generous

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Magnate

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Important person in any field

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Maim

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To cripple; to deprive of the use of some part of the body

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Maladroit

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Clumsy; unskillful; awkward

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Malady

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Disease; illness

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Malaise

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Discomfort; uneasiness

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Malapropism

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Word humorously misused

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Malcontent

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One who is dissatisfied

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Malediction

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Curse

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Malefactor

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Wrongdoer; villain

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Malfeasance

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Wrongdoing

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Malign

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To speak badly of

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Malingerer

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One who pretends to be sick to avoid work

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Malodorous

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Bad-smelling; stinking

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Mammoth

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Huge; enormous

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Manacle

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Handcuff; restraint

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Mangle

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To cut, slash, or crush as to disfigure

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Mangy

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Shabby; filthy

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Manifest

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Evident; obvious

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Manifold

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Many; varied

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Manumit

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To set free

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Maraud

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To raid; to plunder

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Maritieb

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Pertaining to the sea

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Marquee

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A rooflike shelter, such as glass, projecting above an outer door

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Martial

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Warlike

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Martinet

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A strict disciplinarian

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Marvel

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To be amazed; to wonder

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Masochist

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One who enjoys his own pain and suffering

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Masticate

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To chew

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Matriarchy

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A social organization in which the mother is the head of the family

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Matrix

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A place of origin

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Maudlin

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Excessively sentimental

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Maul

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To injure; to handle roughly

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Mausoleum

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Large tomb for many bodies

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Maverick

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A rebel; a nonconformist

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Mawkish

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Sickeningly sweet; overly sentimental

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Maxim

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A proverb or saying

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Meager

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Inadequate; of poor quality

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Meander

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To wander aimlessly

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Megalomania

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False impression of ones own greatness; tendency to exaggerate

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Melancholy

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Sad; depressed

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Melee

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Noisy fight

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Mellifluous

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Smoothly flowing; sweet- sounding

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Memento

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Remembrance; a souvenir

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Menace

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A threat; a danger

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Ménage

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Household; domestic establishment

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Menagerie

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Collection of wild or strange animals

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Mendacious

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Lying; false

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Mendicant

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A beggar

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Menial

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Low; degrading

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Mercantile

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Pertaining to merchants; commercial

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Mercenary

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Motivated only by a desire for money

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Mercurial

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Changeable; fickle; erratic

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Meretricious

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Gaudy; showy; attractive in a cheap, flashy way

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Mesa

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A flat-topped elevation of land with steep rock walls

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Metaphysics

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Pertaining to beyond what is natural

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Mete

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(Out) to distribute in portions

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Meteoric

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Momentarily dazzling; swift

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Meteorology

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Study of weather and climate

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Meticulous

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Excessively careful; finicky

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Metropolis

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Large city

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Mettle

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Courage; spirt

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Miasma

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Pollution; poisonous environment

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Microcosm

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A miniature world

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Mien

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Manner; bearing

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Milieu

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Environment; setting

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Militant

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Ready and willing to fight

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Minion

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A devoted follower; a highly regarded person

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Minuscule

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Very small

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Minutiae

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Insignificant details; trivia

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Mire

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Wet, swampy ground (n); to involve in difficulties (v)

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Mirth

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Joy; amusement; laughter

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Misanthrope

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Hater of mankind

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Misapprehension

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A misunderstanding

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Miscegenation

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Mixture of races, especially through marriage

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Mischance

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Unlucky accident; bad luck

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Misconstrue

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Misinterpret; misjudge

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Miscreant

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A vicious person; a villain

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Misgiving

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Doubt; suspicion

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Misnomer

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An error in listing the name of a person

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Misogamy

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Hatred of marriage

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Misogynist

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Woman-hater

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Missive

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Letter

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Mitigate

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To make less severe; to make milder

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Mnemonic

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Pertaining to memory

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Modicum

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A small amount

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Modish

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Fashionable; stylish

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Modulate

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To soften; to tone down

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Mogul

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Powerful person

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Mollify

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To pacify; to calm; to appease

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Molt

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To shed, such as feathers and skin

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Momentous

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Very important

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Monastic

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Pertaining to a monk; self-denying

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Monetary

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Pertaining to money

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Monograph

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A paper, book, etc., written about a single subject

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Monolithic

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Unyielding; unified

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Moot

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Doubtful; debatable

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Moratorium

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Delay; postponement

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Morbid

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Depressing; gruesome

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Mordant

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Sarcastic; biting

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Mores

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Customs; traditions; morals

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Moribund

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Dying

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Morose

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Gloomy; Ill-humored

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Mötley

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Diverse; assorted; having different colors

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Mottled

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Spotted; blotched; streaked

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Mountebank

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A phony; a fraud; a charlatan

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Muddle

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To confuse; to mix up

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Mulct

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To punish with a fine; to obtain money by extortion

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Mull

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(Over) to study or think about

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Multifarious

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Varied; having many parts

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Mundane

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Worldly

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Munificent

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Generous

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Murky

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Dark; unclear; gloomy

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Muse

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To think deeply

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Muster

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To gather together

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Musty

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Stale; moldy

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Multilate

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To disfigure; to cripple

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Mutinous

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Rebellious

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Muzzle

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To restrain; to gag

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Myopic

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Nearsighted; having a limited point of view

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Myriad

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Infinitely vast in number

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Myrmidon

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An unquestioning follower

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