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macrobiotics

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system intended to prolong life

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macrocephalous

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having a large head

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macrocosm

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the universe; large system that is reflected in its subsets

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macroscopic

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large enough to be visible to the naked eye

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magnate

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powerful; influential; person who is very rich and successful in business or industry

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malapropism

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misuse of a word instead of similar-sounding word, often in amusing ways

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malfeasance

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misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by public official

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malign

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to say false and unplesant things about someone; to cause harm or evil

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emancipate

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free from bondage

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manifest

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show something clearly through signs or actions

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commend

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to formally praise someone/something

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countermand

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to retract an order

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remand

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to send back

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megalith

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very big stone

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megalomania

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mental condition involving delusions of greatness; obsession with doing great things

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megalopolis

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very large city

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megaphone

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device magnifying the sound of one’s voice

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megaton

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explosive power = 1,000 tons of TNT

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microcosm

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small system that reflects a larger whole

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minutiae

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small details

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eminent

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famous and respected within a particular field

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imminent

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about to occur

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preeminent

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suprior to all others

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misanthrope

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one who hates people or humanity

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misconstrue

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to understand something incorrectly

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emissary

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messenger sent to represent the interests of another

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remit

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send money

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miscellaneous

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made up of various types and from different sources

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demote

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to move downward

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mob

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mafia

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momentous

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of great importance

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momentum

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force that keeps an object moving or an event developing after it has started

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mutiny

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rebellion by sailors against authority

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emollient

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something that softens or soothes

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mollusk

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phylum of invertebrate animals with soft bodies (octopuses, squids, oysters)

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monochord

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musical instrument with a single chord

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monogram

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design combining multiple letters into one

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monograph

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scholarly study of a single subject

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admonish

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to advise against something

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monitor

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one that admonishes

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premonition

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strong feeling that something unpleasant is about to happen

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remonstrate

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to complain to someone about someone/something

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morbid

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too interested in unplesant subjects like death

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moribund

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dying, decaying

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anthropomorphism

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treating of inanimate objects, animals, and gods as if they were humans in appearance, character, or behavior

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multiplex

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having many parts

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multitudinous

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very many

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commute

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to substitute, exchange, interchange

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permutation

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complete change