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Vocabulary List 19 Flashcards

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menial

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adj.

suitable for servants; low

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mentor

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n.

teacher

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mercantile

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adj.

concerning trade

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mercenary

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adj.

interested in money or gain

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mercurial

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adj.

fickle; changing

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meretricious

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adj.

flashy; tawdry

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meringue

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n.

pasty decoration made of white of eggs

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mesa

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n.

high, flat-topped hill

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metallurgical

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adj.

pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores

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metamorphosis

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n.

change in form

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metaphysical

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adj.

pertaining to speculative philosophy

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mete

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v.

measure; distribute

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meticulous

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adj.

excessively careful

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metropolis

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n.

large city

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mettle

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n.

courage; spirit

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mews

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n.

group of stables built around a courtyard

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mien

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adj.

demeanor; bearing

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migrant

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adj.

changing of habitat; wandering

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migratory

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adj.

wandering

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militate

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v.

work against

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21
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mincing

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adj.

affectedly dainty

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mirage

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n.

unreal reflection; optical illusion

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misadventure

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adj.

mischance; ill luck

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misanthrope

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n.

one who hates mankind

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misapprehension

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n.

error; understanding

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miscegenation

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n.

intermarriage between races

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miscellany

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n.

mixtures of writings on various subjects

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mischance

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n.

ill luck

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29
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miscreant

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n.

wretch; villain

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misdemeanor

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n.

minor crime

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misgivings

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n.

doubts

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mishap

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n.

accident

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misnomer

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n.

wrong name; incorrect designation

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misogynist

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n.

hater of women

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missile

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n.

object to be thrown or projected

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mite

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n.

very small object or creature; small coin

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mitigate

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v.

appease

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mobile

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adj.

movable; not fixed

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mode

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n.

prevailing style

40
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modicum

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n.

limited quantity

41
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modish

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adj.

fashionable

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modulation

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n.

toning down; changing from one key to another

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moiety

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n.

half; part

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mollify

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v.

soothe

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molt

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v.

shed or cast off hair or feathers

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molten

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adj.

melted

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momentous

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adj.

very important

48
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monetary

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adj.

pertaining to money

49
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monotheism

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n.

belief in one God

50
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moodiness

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n.

fits of depression (O.o) or gloom

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moot

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adj.

debatable

52
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morbid

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adj.

given to unwholesome thought (´д` ; ); gloomy

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mordant

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adj.

biting; sarcastic; stinging

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mores

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n.

customs

55
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moribund

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adj.

at the point of death (Σ（・□・；）)

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morose

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adj.

ill-humored; sullen ((¬_¬))

57
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mortician

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n.

undertaker (ψ(｀∇´)ψ)

58
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mortify

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v.

humiliate; punish the flesh

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mote

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n.

small speck

60
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motif

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n.

theme

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motley

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adj.

parti-coloured; mixed

62
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mountebank

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n.

charlatan; boastful pretender

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muddle

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v.

confuse; mix up

64
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muggy

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adj.

warm and damp

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mulet

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v.

defraud a person of something

66
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multiform

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adj.

having many forms

67
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multilingual

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adj.

having many languages

68
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multiplicity

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n.

state of being numerous

69
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mundane

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adj.

worldly as opposed to spritual

70
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munificent

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adj.

very generous

71
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murkiness

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n.

darkness; gloom ((☻-☻))

72
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muse

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v.

ponder

73
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musky

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adj.

having the odor of musk

74
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musty

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adj.

stale; spoiled by age

75
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mutable

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adj.

change in form; fickle

76
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mutilate

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v.

maim

77
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mutinous

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adj.

unruly; rebellious

78
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myriad

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n.

very large number

79
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nadir

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n.

lowest point

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