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Word Smart 46-56 Flashcards

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Hapless

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Unlucky

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Hackneyed

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Overused

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Harbinger

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Foreshadow, a signal of

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Hedonism

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Pleasure as a way of life

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Hegemony

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Leadership

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Heresy

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Belief that opposes tradition

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Hermetic

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Airtight

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Heyday

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Golden age

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Hiatus

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Break or interruption

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Hierarchy

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Organization based on rank

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Histrionic

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Overly dramatic

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Homily

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Sermon

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Homogeneous

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Uniform, same

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Husbandry

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Taking care of

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration

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Hypothetical

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Unproven

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Iconoclast

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Going against tradition

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Ideology

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Social and political ideas of ideas

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Idiosyncrasy

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Quirk

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Idyllic

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Charming in a rustic way

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Ignominy

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Deep disgrace

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Illicit

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Illegal

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Immigrate

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Move to a new country

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imminent

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just about to happen

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immutabke

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unchangeable

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impartial

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fair

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Impeccable

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Flawless

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Imperial

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Like an emperor

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Impervious

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Not allowing anything to pass throught

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Impetuous

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Impulsive

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Implement

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To carryout

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Impotent

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Powerless

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Impugn

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To verbally attack

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Inane

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Silly

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Inaugurate

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to begin officially

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Incandescent

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giving off heat or light

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Incantation

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A chant

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Incense

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To make very angry

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Incessant

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Never stopping

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Incipient

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Beginning

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Incisive

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Direct, terse

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Incongruous

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Not fitting in, not harmonious

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Incorrigible

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incapable of being corrected

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Increment

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An increase

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Indifferent

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Not caring

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Indigenous

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Native

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Indigent

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poor

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Indignant

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Angry

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Indolent

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Lazy

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indulgent

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Yielding to desire

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Ineffable

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Incapable of being expressed

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Inept

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Clumsy, awkward

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Inert

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Inactive (INERTIA)

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Inexorable

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Unavoidable

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Infamous

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Famous in a negative way

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Infatuated

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Foolishly in love

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Infer

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to conclude, to deduce

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Infinitesimal

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Very, very, very small

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Ingenious

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Honest, frank

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Inherent

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Innate, born with, natural

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Injunction

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Command or order, especially in court

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Innate

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Born with, Inherent

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Inordinate

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too much

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Insatiable

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Impossible to satisfy

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Insidious

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Sneaky

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`Insinuate

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to hint

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Insipid

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dull, bland

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insolent

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arrogant

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Instigate

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to provoke, to stir up

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Insular

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Like an island, isolated

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insurgent

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Rebel

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Integral

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Essential

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Integrate

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To combine

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Intractable

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Uncontrollable

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Intransigent

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Stubborn

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Intrinsic

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Part of the essential nature of something, INHERENT

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introspective

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To think about oneself, examining one’s feelings

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Inundate

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To flood

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invective

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Abusive speech, bad word..

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Inveterate

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Habitual, used to e.g habitual liar

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Irascible

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Easily angered

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Ironic

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Meaning the opposite of what is thought

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Irrevocable

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Irreversible

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Itinerant

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Moving from place to place

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Judicious

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fair

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Juxtapose

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to compare

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Kinetic

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Having to do with motion

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Labyrinth

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Like a maze

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Laconic

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using few words to the point of seeming rude

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Lament

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To mourn

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Lampoon

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To mock

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Languish

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To become weak

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Largess

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(n) Generous giving

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Latent

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Present but hidden (Latent potential)

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Laud

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To applaud

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Legacy

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something handed down

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Lethargy

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Laziness

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Levity

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Lightness

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Libel

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Rumors that defame someone/ Tabloids

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Litigate

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To try in court

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Loquacious

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Talking a lot

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Lucid

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Clear, easy to understand

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Lugubrious

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exaggeratedly mournful

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Luminous

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giving off light

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Machination

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(n) Scheming or plotting activity

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Magnanimous

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forgiving, generous

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Magnate

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A rich and powerful business person

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Malaise

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feeling of depression, uneasiness or queasiness (sick)

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Malfeasance

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An illegal act

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Malignant

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Causing harm

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Malinger

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To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work

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Malleable

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Easy to shape or bend

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Mandate

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a command, law

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Manifest

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visible, clear

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Manifesto

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a public declaration of beliefs or principles, document

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Marshal

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to arrange in order for the military

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Martial

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Warlike

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Martyr

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someone that gives up his life for a cause

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matriculate

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to enroll, especially at a college

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