Words That Start With M Flashcards
1
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Maligned
A
spoken about in a spitefully critical manner. (Verb)
2
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Malign (noun)
A
Evil
3
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Spanish Inquisition
A
Happened at the turn of the 15th century; ethnic and religious cleansing initiated by Catholic leaders in Southern Spain who had claimed it from Muslim and Arab rule. Muslims were forced to convert, leave, or be killed.
4
Q
metropole
A
The parent state of a colony.
5
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mimesis
A
- to imitate life or nature
- to imitate another social group to impel social change
- (zoology) mimicry
6
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marquess
A
A British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke. Compare with marquis.
7
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meliorism
A
Tre belief that the world can be made better by human effort.
Ex.
Thomas Hardy claimed to be a meliorist, but this isn’t evident in his poetry.
