M Flashcards by B Grogh | Brainscape

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Macabre

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Gruesome

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Machination

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Evil design

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Macroscopic

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Visible to the naked eye

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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

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Maim

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To cripple

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Maladroit

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Clumsy or unskillful

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Malady

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Disease

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Malaise

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Uneasiness

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Malapropism

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Word humorously misused

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Malediction

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Curse

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Malefactor

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Villian

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Malevolent

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Harmful

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Malfeasance

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Wrong doing

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Malicious

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Spiteful

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Malign

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To speak badly about

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Malignant

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Evil

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Malingerer

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One who pretends to be I’ll to avoid work

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Malleable

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Adaptable

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Manacle

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Handcuff

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Mandarin

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Influential person

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Mandate

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An order

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Manifest

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Obvious

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Manifold

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Many

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Manipulate

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To handle with skill or influence a person

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Manumit

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To set free

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Maraud

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To raid

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Maritime

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Pertaining to the ocean

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Marquee

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a canopy over an entrance

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Marred

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Damaged ruined

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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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Masochist

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One who enjoys his own pain

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Masticate

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To chew

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Matriarchy

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A society which the mom is head of the family

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Matrix

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Place of origin

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Maudlin

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Very sentimental

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Maul

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To injure

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Mausoleum

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Large tomb

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Maverick

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A nonconformist

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Mawkish

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Overly sentimental

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Maxim

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Proverb or saying

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Meager

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Inadequate or poor quality

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Mean

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Nasty or offensive; an averge

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Meander

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To wander aimlessly

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Mediate

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To settle a dispute

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Meditate

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To think deepy

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Medley

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A mixture