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Martinet

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[Noun] Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

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Maverick

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[Noun] Someone who exhibits independence in thought and action

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Meager

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[Adj] Deficient in amount or quality or extent

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Meddle

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[Verb] Intrude in other people’s affairs or business

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Mediocre

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[Adj] Moderate to inferior in quality

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Mend

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[Verb] Restore by putting together what is torn or broken

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Mendacious

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[Adj] Given to lying

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Mercurial

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[Adj] Liable to sudden unpredictable change; erratic; fickle

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Meticulous

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[Adj] Marked by precise accordance with details

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Mettle

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[Noun] The courage to carry on

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Mettlesome

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[Adj] Having a proud, courageous, and unbroken spirit

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Mirth

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[Noun] Great merriment

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Mistrust

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[Verb] To have doubts about the honesty or abilities of someone

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Mitigate

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[Verb] Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

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Mollify

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[Verb] To make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle; placate

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Mollycoddle

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[Verb] Treat with excessive indulgence

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Morose

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[Adj] Showing a brooding ill humor

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Mundane

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[Adj] Found in the ordinary course of events; mundane

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Nadir

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[Noun] The lowest point of anything

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Nefarious

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[Adj] Extremely wicked

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Neglect

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[Verb] Leave undone or leave out

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Nocturnal

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[Adj] Belonging to or active during the night

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Noisome

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[Adj] Causing or able to cause nausea

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Nonchalant

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[Adj] Marked by casual unconcern or indifference

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Nondescript

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[Adj] Lacking distinct or individual characteristics

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Nonplused

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[Adj] Filled with bewilderment

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Notion

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[Noun] A general inclusive concept

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Oaf

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[Noun] An awkward, foolish person

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Obdurate

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[Adj] Used to describe a person who refuses to change their mind, or someone or something that is difficult to deal with or change

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Obeisance

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[Noun] Bending the head or body in reverence or submission

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Obese

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[Adj] Excessively large

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Obfuscate

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[Verb] Make obscure or unclear

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Objurgate

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[Verb] Censure severely

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Objurgation

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[Noun] Rebuking a person harshly