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Martinet
[Noun] Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
Maverick
[Noun] Someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
Meager
[Adj] Deficient in amount or quality or extent
Meddle
[Verb] Intrude in other people’s affairs or business
Mediocre
[Adj] Moderate to inferior in quality
Mend
[Verb] Restore by putting together what is torn or broken
Mendacious
[Adj] Given to lying
Mercurial
[Adj] Liable to sudden unpredictable change; erratic; fickle
Meticulous
[Adj] Marked by precise accordance with details
Mettle
[Noun] The courage to carry on
Mettlesome
[Adj] Having a proud, courageous, and unbroken spirit
Mirth
[Noun] Great merriment
Mistrust
[Verb] To have doubts about the honesty or abilities of someone
Mitigate
[Verb] Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Mollify
[Verb] To make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle; placate