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1
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Macerate

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chop into tiny pieces

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Machinations

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schemes; plots and plans

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Maculated

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spotted

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Maelstrom

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whirlpool; storm in the ocean

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Magnanimous

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generous; big-hearted

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Magnate

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powerful businessman

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Maladroit

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clumsy; unskillful

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Malady

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illness

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Malapropism

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The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

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Malediction

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a curse

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Malefactor

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a wrong-doer

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Malevolent

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having evil intensions

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Malign

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malevolent; slander

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Malinger

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deliberately avoid work; shirk

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Malingerer

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person who deliberately tries to avoid work

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Malleable

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flexible; can be shaped

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Mallet

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  1. wooden hammer; 2. stick used for polo
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Manipulatable

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influencable; controllable

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19
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Manipulative

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scheming

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Mannered

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stylized; pretentious

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21
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Marred

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damaged; spoiled

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22
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Marshal

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to gather together

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23
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Marsupial

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pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)

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Martinet

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person who believes in strict discipline

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Masochist

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person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself

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Matriarchy

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society governed by women

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27
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Maudlin

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sad; sentimental; inclined to weep

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Maverick

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rebel; nonconformist; a loner

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Meager

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in short supply

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Meander

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wander from side to side; A bend or curve- as in a stream or river

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Mellow

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soft; melodious; ripe

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Menagerie

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collection of animals

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Mendacious

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lying; false

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Mercenary

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concerned only with money or gain

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Mercurial

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volatile; changeable

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Meretricious

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falsely attractive; tawdry

37
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Merge

A

come together

38
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Metaphorically

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symbolically; figuratively

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Meticulous

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very careful; painstaking

40
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Mettle

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courage; bravery; valor

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Mettlesome

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spirited [mettle (n)]

42
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Milieu

A

environment

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Milk

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to squeeze; obtain by application of pressure

44
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Millinery

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Shop selling women’s hats

45
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Minatory

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threatening

46
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Mince

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  1. chop into small pieces; 2. walk with tiny steps- 3. speak in an affected manner
47
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Minion

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underling; servant

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Minutiae

A

small details

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Mire

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swamp; muddy ground

50
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Misanthrope

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hater of the rest of mankind

51
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Misconstrue

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Interpret in the wrong way

52
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Misnomer

A

wrong name

53
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Misogynist

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hater of women

54
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Misrepresentation

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deliberately deceiving

55
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Mitigate

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lessen; make less severe

56
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Mitigation

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making less severe [mitigate (v)]

57
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Modest

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  1. bashful; unpretentious; 2. not excessive
58
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Modicum

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small amount

59
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Momentous

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very important

60
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Monolithic

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united in purpose; forming a single unit

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Monotonous

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dull; unvarying

62
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Moralistic

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concerned with morals [moralize (v)]

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Moratorium

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temporary prohibition or halt to activity

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Moribund

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on the point of death

65
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Morose

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gloomy; bad tempered

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Mundane

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ordinary; worldly

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Munificent

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generous; charitable

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Muse

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  1. think; meditate (v); 2. a source of inspiration (n) [in mythology- a goddess who gives inspiration]
69
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Mutinous

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very rebellious

70
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Myriad

A

in large numbers

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