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Word List 19 Flashcards

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Mentor

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N. teacher

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Menial

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ADJ. suitable for servants; low

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Mercantile

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ADJ. Concerning trade

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Mercenary

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ADJ. concerning trade. also N

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Meretricious

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ADJ. flashy; tawdry

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Mercurial

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ADJ. fickle; changing

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Meringue

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N. a pastry decoration made of egg whites

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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 of 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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N. demeanor; bearing

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Migrant

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ADJ. changing in its habitat; wandering. also N

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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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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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N. 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; misunderstanding

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Miscegenation

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N. intermarriage between races

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Miscellany

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N. mixture of writings on various subjects

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Mischance

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N. ill luck

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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. a 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

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Modicum

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N. limited quantity

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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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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

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Monetary

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ADJ. pertaining to money

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Monotheism

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N. belief in one God

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Moodiness

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N. fits of depression or gloom

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Moot

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ADJ. debatable

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Morbid

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ADJ. given to unwholesome thought; 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

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Moribund

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ADJ. at the point of death

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Morose

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ADJ. ill-humored; sullen

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Mortician

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N. undertaker

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Mortify

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V. humiliate; punish the flesh

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More

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N. small speck

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Motif

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Motley

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ADJ. varied; mixed

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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. also N

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Muggy

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ADJ. warm and damp

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Mulct

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V. defraud a person of something

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Multiform

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Adj. having many forms

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Multilingual

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ADJ. having many languages

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Multiplicity

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N. state of being numerous

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Mundane

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ADJ. worldly as opposed to spiritual

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Munificent

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ADJ. very generous

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Murkiness

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N. darkness; gloom

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Muse

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V. ponder. also N

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Musky

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ADJ. having the odor of musk

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Musty

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ADJ. stale; spoiled by age

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Mutable

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ADJ. changing in form; fickle

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Mutilate

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Mutinous

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ADJ. unruly; rebellious

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Myriad

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N. very large number. also ADJ

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Nadir

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N. lowest point

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