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Vocab: M Flashcards

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Machinations

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Plots or schemes

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Machiavellian

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Crafty; double- dealing

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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 by pounding; impressionable

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Maverick

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Dissenter

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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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Gaudy; plausible buy false; specious

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Mesmerize

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To hypnotize

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Metamorphosis

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Change; transformation

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Metaphysics

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A branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate 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

20
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Microcosm

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A 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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Villian; 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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To smoothe

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Monolithic

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Solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole

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Morose

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Ill-humored; sullen

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Motley

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Many colored; made up of many parts

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Multifarious

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Diverse

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Mundane

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Worldy as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary

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