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Machiavellian

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Crafty, double dealing

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Machinations

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Plot or schemes

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Maelstrom

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Whirlpool, turmoil

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Magnanimity

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Generosity, nobility

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Malign

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To speak evil of

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Malinger

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To feign illness to escape duty

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Malleable

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Capable of being shaped, impressionable

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Maverick

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Dissenter (person who disagrees with commonly help opinions/beliefs)

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Megalomania

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Delusions of power or importance

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Menagerie

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A variety of animals kept together

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Mendacious

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Dishonest

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Mendicant

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Beggar

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Meretricious

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Plausible but false, (vulgarly or cheaply showy)

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Mesmerize

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Hypnotize

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Metamorphosis

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Change, transformation

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Metaphysics

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Branch of philosophy that looks into the nature of reality

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Meteorological

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Concerned with the weather

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Meticulous

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Very careful, fastidious

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Mettle

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Courage, endurance

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Mettlesome

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Full of courage and fortitude, spirited

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Microcosm

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Small system having analogies to a larger system, small world

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Militate

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To work against

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Minatory

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Threatening, menacing

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Minuscule

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Very small

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Minutia

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Petty details

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Misanthrope

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One who hates humanity

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Miscellany

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Mixture of writings on various subjects

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Miscreant

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Villain, criminal

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Misogynist

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One who hates women

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Mitigate

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To cause to become less harsh, severe or painful. Alleviate

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Mnemonic

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Related to memory, assisting memory

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Modicum

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Limited quantity

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Mollify

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Soothe

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Monolithic

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Solid and uniform

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Morose

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Ill-humoured

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Motley

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Many coloured, made up many parts

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Mundane

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Worldly as opposed to spiritually

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Multifarious

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Diverse

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