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macabre

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horrible; gruesome

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machiavellian

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decitful; tricky

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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 in any field

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maim

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to cripple; to deprive of the use of some part of the body

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maladroit

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clumsy; unskillful; awkward

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malady

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disease; illness

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malaise

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discomfort; uneasiness

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malapropism

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word humorously misued

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malcontent

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one who is dissatisfied

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malediction

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curse

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malefactor

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wrongdoer; villain

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malevolent

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showing ill will or hatred; very dangerous, harmful

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing

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malicious

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spiteful; vengeful

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malign

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to speak badly of

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malignant

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evil; deadly

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malingerer

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one who pretends to be sick to avoid work

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malleable

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capable of being changed; adaptable

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maladorous

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bad-smelling, stinking

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manacle

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handcuff; restraint

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mandarin

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influential person

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manifest

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evident; obvious

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manifold

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many; varied

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manumit

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to set free

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maraud

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to raid; to plunder

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marquee

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a roof-like shelter, such as glass, projecting above an outer door

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martial

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warlike

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martinet

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a strict disiplinarian

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matrix

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a place of origin

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maudlin

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excessively sentimental

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mausoleum

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a large tomb for many bodies

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maverick

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a rebel; a nonconformist

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mawkish

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sickeningly sweet; overly sentimental

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maxim

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proverb or saying

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megalomania

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false impression of one’s own greatness; tendency to exaggerate

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melee

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a confused hand-to-hand fight

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mellifluous

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smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding

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menage

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household; domestic establishment

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menagerie

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collection of wild or strange animals

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mendacious

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lying; false

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mendicant

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a beggar

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mercantile

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pertaining to merchants; commercial

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mercenary

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motivated only by a desire for money

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mete

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to distribute in portions

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meteoric

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momentarily dazzling; swift

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miasma

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pollution; poisonous environment

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microcosm

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a miniture world

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mien

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manner; bering

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milieu

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environment; setting

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minutiae

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insignificant details; trivia

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mire

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wet, swampy; to involve in difficulites

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mirth

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joy; amusement; laughter

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misanthrope

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hater of mankind

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misogamy

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hatred of marriage

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misogynist

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woman-hater

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missive

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letter

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mitigate

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to make less sever; to become milder

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mnemonic

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pertaining to memory

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modish

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fashionable; stylish

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mogul

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powerful person

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mollify

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to pacify; to calm; to appease

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monastic

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pertaining to a monk; self-denying

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monograph

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a paper, book, etc. written about a single subject

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monolithic

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unyielding; unified

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moot

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doubtful; debatable

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moratorium

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delay; postponement

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mordant

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sarcastic; biting

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mores

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customs; traditions; morals

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moribund

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dying

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motley

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diverse; assorted; having different colors

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mountebank

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a phony; a fraud, a charlatan

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mulct

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to punish with a fine; to obtain money by extortion

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munificent

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generous

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muse

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to think deeply

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myriad

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infinitely vast in number

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myrimidon

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an unquestioning follower

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