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Macabre

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Having death as a subject

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Macrocosm

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The whole universe

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Malaise

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A felling of unease or depression

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Malapropism

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Use of word which resembles to one intended but has a different meaning

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Malediction

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A curse

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Malevolent

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Wishing harm to others

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Malfeasance

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Wrongdoing or misconduct

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Malleable

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Easily influenced or shaped

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Mannered

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Artificial

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Maverick

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An independent individual who doesn’t go along with group

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Mawkish

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Sickeningly sentimental

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Megalomania

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Obsession with great performance

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Mellifluous

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Having a smooth rich flow

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Microcosm

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A small scale representation of a larger system

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Milieu

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The physical or social setting in which sth occurs or develops

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Misanthrope

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A person who hates mankind

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Misnomer

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An error in naming a place or person

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Missive

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A written note or letter

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Mitigate

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To make milder

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Modicum

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A small portion

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Mollify

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To sooth in temper

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Mordant

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Bitting in manner and style

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Mores

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Moral attitudes

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Morose

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Gloomy

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Mote

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Speck

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Mutability

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Susceptibility of change

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Myopic

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Lacking foresight