Vocab 12 Flashcards by Caitlin Bernys | Brainscape

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machination

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an evil design or plan

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macroscopic

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visible to the naked eye

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maelstrom

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whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind

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malapropism

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a word humorously misused

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malleable

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capable of being changed

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martinet

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a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster

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masochist

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one who enjoys her own suffering

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mendacious

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lying; false

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meretricious

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attractive in a cheap way

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milieu

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environment, setting

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miscreant

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a vicious person

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nebulous

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hazy, vague, uncertain

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necromancy

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magic

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neologism

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use of a new word

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nihilism

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a total rejection of established laws

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