Words That Start With M Flashcards

1
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Maligned

A

spoken about in a spitefully critical manner. (Verb)

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Malign (noun)

A

Evil

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Spanish Inquisition

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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.

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metropole

A

The parent state of a colony.

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5
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mimesis

A
  • to imitate life or nature
  • to imitate another social group to impel social change
  • (zoology) mimicry
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6
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marquess

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A British nobleman ranking above an earl and below a duke. Compare with marquis.

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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.

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