Vocab M Flashcards

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Machination

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n. a crafty plot

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Maelstrom

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n. a powerful whirlpool or turbulent chaos

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Magnanimous

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adj. noble and generous in spirit

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Magnate

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n. an important person in a field of business

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Malediction

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n. a curse

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Malevolent

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adj. evil

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Malice

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n. a desire to make other suffer

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Malinger

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v. to fake an illness to avoid responsibility

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Malleable

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adj. capable of being shaped or influenced

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Malodorous

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adj. having an unpleasant smell

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Mar

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v. to make imperfect; to disfigure

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Martial

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adj. relating to war

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Martinet

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n. a person who rigidly demands that rules are followed; a strict disciplinarian

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Matriarch

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n. the female head of a family

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Maudlin

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adj. foolishly emotional

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Maverick

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n. a person who chooses to be independent in behavior or thought

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Melange

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n. a mixture

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Mendacious

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adj. lying, false, or untrue

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Mendicant

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adj. begging

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Mercurial

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adj. apt to change; volatile; lively

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Meretricious

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adj. insincere; flashily attractive

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Meritocracy

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n. a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior abilities

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Meticulous

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adj. extremely careful and precise with details

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Militate

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v. to have substantial influence

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Mirth

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n. laughter or merriment

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Misanthrope

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n. a person who hates and distrusts mankind

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Miscreant

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n. a person who is evil or villainous

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Miser

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n. a stingy person who lives in miserable conditions un order to save money

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Missive

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n. letter

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Mitigate

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v. to make less intense or severe

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Mollify

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v. to soften or soothe

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Molt

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to shed feathers

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Monastic

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adj. relating to monasteries or relating to a dedicated way of life

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Morass

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n. 1) a swamp 2)a difficult situation

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Moratorium

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n. Suspension of an ongoing activity

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Mores

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n. important customs or beliefs of a group

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Morose

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adj. gloomy

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Multifarious

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adj. having many parts and much variety

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Mundane

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adj. ordinary and something boring

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Munificent

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adj. very generous

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Myopic

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adj. lacking long-term vision