vocab 12 Flashcards by Myah Wright | 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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a whirlpool; turbulence

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malapropism

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a word humorously misuses

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malleable

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capable of being changed; easily shaped

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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 their own pain and suffering

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mendacious

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lying, false; deceitful

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meretricious

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attractive in a cheap, flashy way; false

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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, especially practiced by a witch

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neologism

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the creation or use of a new word or definition

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nihilism

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a total rejection of established laws

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