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Insipid
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uninteresting; unchallenging
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Insolence
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Quality or instance of being disrespectful an insulting; impudence
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Insolvent
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Unable to pay debts
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insouciant
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marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant; free from worry, anxiety, carefree, nonchalant; After Sudarshant Kriya, one may feel insouciant.
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Insularity
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narrow-mindedness of opinion
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insuperable
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incapable of being over come
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inter
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(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
Jewels and other objects once interred with Egypt’s pharaohs can now be seen in numerous museums all over the world.
Ant: unearth, exhume
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Interdicted
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An authorized prohibition.
- Noun
- The man was interdicted from the store after attempting to steel the coat.
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interloper
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an unauthorized person
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Interminable
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Without end
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internecine
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mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed
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interpolate
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to insert between other things;
to present as an addition or correction
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interregnum
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period between reigns
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intervene
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come between; come in to settle a quarrel
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imitated
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copied mannerism, actions, or speech
Also, hint at
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intractable
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defiant, won’t change
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intransigence
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refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.
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Intrepid
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(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakeable
Synonyms: valiant, audacious, daring
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inundate
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to flood, to overwhelm with abundance
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inured
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Adj. accustomed to something painful or difficult
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invective
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strongly critical language
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inveighed
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make a violent attack in words or to express strong dissaproval
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inveigle
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(verb)
to obtain by deception or flattery
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invidious
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offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness
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Invocation
prayer, a call to a higher power
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invoked
call on a higher power for help
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irascible
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adjective
Definition:
Easily provoked to anger; very irritable
Sentence:
Grumpy, the dwarf from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is very irascible.
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iridescently
to have rainbow like colors, shine
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irreconcilable
not reconcilable; not able to be brought into friendly accord or compromise; incompatible
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irresolute
(adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
SYNONYMS: indecisive, vacillating, wavering
ANTONYMS: determined, decisive, unwavering
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irretrievable
unable to be recovered
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irreverence
lacking proper respect
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Itinerant
going from place to place; such a person; homeless. Category: travel. noun, adjective
nomad
settler
The nomad was hard to find.
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Jaunty
Cheerful, stylish
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Jibe
to agree; to fit together well
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Jingoist
A loud, bellicose patriot
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jocose
giving to joking
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jocular
humorous; lighthearted
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jollity
merriment; state of being jolly
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Jostled
Bumped or pushed around roughly
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juggernaut
massive unstoppable force which can crush anything in its paths
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junket
a trip or tour, especially one taken by an official at public expense or by a person who is the guest of a business or agency seeking patronage.
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junta
government ruled by harsh generals
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jurisprudence
science/philosophy of law
فقه
The study or philosophy of law.
The lawyer was educated in jurisprudence, which won him many cases.
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ken
understanding, range of knowledge
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killjoy (n)
one who kills joy
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kismet
destiny, fate fortune
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knave
a villain
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Knell
the solemn sound of a bell often indicating death
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Knoll
A small hill
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knotty
intricate; difficult; tangled
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Labile
unpredictably changeable
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Lachrymose
(adj.) given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful; lugubrious
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laconic
concise, terse, pithy
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laggard
a really slow person
noun_ person place or thing
i was a sluggard person
1. laggardly
2. laggardliness
3. laggardness
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Lagoon
Shallow body of water in the center of an atoll
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laity
Collectively, the people outside a given profession; especially, those who are not priests, clergymen, etc.
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lambasted
to beat or whip severly. beat that bastard with a lamb.
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lampooned
attack with satire, ridicule
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lancet
small surgical device for making incisions
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languid
slow
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Languor
Lacking energy; listless
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lank
(adj) long and thin; slender
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Larder
pantry, closet or room for food storage
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Largess
liberal giving; generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others. Category: gestures. noun
give
take
The largess was accepted by the child.
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lascivious
lustful, wanton
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lassitude
A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy
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Leaven
1.) a substance, like yeast, that causes dough to rise. 2.) A lightening or enlivening influence.
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lechery
sexual desires, lustfulness, gross lewdness
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lectern
reading stand
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LEGERDEMAIN
deception; slight-of-hand
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leonine
lionlike
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Levity
lightheartedness, cheerfulness
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levy
impose or raise a tax
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lewd(a)
lustful; vulgar; indecent
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libertine
a morally or sexually unrestrained person; freethinker (regarding religion)
A famed libertine, the sitcom star was constantly in the news for cavorting with women and overdosing on drugs often enough to regularly hold up production of his popular tv show.
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Libidinous
characterized by lust; lewd; lascivious
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Libido
The drive toward creation, nurturing, and enhancement of life, or the energy stemming from this drive
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Libretto
written text of an opera.
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Licentious
Rude, crude, misbehaved
Syn: immoral;lewd
Anti: chaste; pure
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lascivious
lustful, wanton
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ligneous (adj)
woodlike. The ligneous table could be passed off as plastic from a distance.
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Lilliputian
a small person
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limbo
a border between heaven and hell
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Limn
to write/draw with great detail
| v.
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limpid
(adj.) clear, transparent, readily understood
Syn.lucid, intelligible
Ant. clouded, murky, opaque
The limpid water was purified from the dirty lakes that had litter in it.
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lineaments
an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
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lionized
treat as a celebrity...giving attention and approval to someone
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litany
lengthy recitation, repetitive chant
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Lithe
(Adj.)-gracefule, flexible, supple
Example: The dance was lithe and full of life under the stage light .
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litotes
ironic understatement
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Livid
extremely angry; furious
discolored, bluish appearance (bruise)
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Loath
Disinclined, reluctant
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Lodes
deposit formed by thick mineral veins
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lolled
to stand or sit in a relaxed way
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Loped
Moved or ran with a long, easy stride
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lout
clumsy person.
That awkward LOUT dropped my priceless vase!
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Lowed
lacking importance, prestige, or quality; inferior
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Lucre
Monetary award
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lugubrious
exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
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Lumens
A measure of the quantity of light produced by a source, such as a light bulb.
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luminary
an important or famous person
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lurid
sensationally vivid
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lustrous
reflects light, sleek and glossy
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macabre
grisly, gruesome, horrible
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Machiavellian
characterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning, deception, expediency or dishonesty
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Machinations
Artful/secret plot or scheme
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maculated
make dirty or spotty; also used metaphorically ; spot, stain, or pollute
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madrigal:
* a piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love
* combines homophonic and polyphonic texture
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Maelstrom
a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
Syn: vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult
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magisterial
(adj) Dogmatic, authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, peremptory
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Magnanimity
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving
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magnate
person of rank, power or distinction
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Magniloquent
Speaking in a lofty style. Boastful.
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Maladroit
Clumsy; Bungling; Inept
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Malapropism
the accidental (comical) use of a word which resembles the one intended, but has a different, often contradictory meaning
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malediction
a recital of words intended to harm; a curse
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Malefactor
An evil doer; a person who does bad things
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Malevolent
hostile; wishing harm to others
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Malfeasance
wrongdoing, especially by a public official
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Malodorous
(adj) having a repulsive or unpleasant odor; bad or offensive odor
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manacled
a shackle for the hand; handcuff
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Maniacal
Characterized by madness; insane; raving
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manifesto
a public declaration of intentions
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Manifold
Adjective - Many/various; Diverse
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Manumitted
act of freeing slaves
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Marred
Verb
| Damaged/spoiled
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marshaled
rallied up; ordered; organized
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martinet
a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules
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masochists
those who achieve sexual gratification by having pain inflicted on them
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Matriculate
To enroll, most particulary in college
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Matrix
Something in which a thing originates, develops, takes shape, or is contained; a base on which to build.
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Maudlin
Effusely or insincerely emotional
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mauve
adj. n pale purple color
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mawkish
mushy and gushy
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maxim
a saying of proverbial nature; a general truth or principle; rule of conduct
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mealymouthed
indirect in speech, insncere
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meek
submissive
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megalomania
delusions of grandeur
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Mellifluous
adjective
1.
sweetly or smoothly flowing
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momentos
tokens
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Menagerie
(n) a collection of wild or unusual animals, esp. for exhibition; a diverse or exotic group
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mendacious
lying; false; deceitful
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Mendicant
n. a beggar; anyone who earns a living by begging
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mercurial
changeable, moody
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meretricious
attractive in a cheap, flashy way
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metallurgical
remove metal from ore, perusing to
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Meted
to distribute or apportion by measure: allot; dole.
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Miasma
Poisonous vapor or mist made up of particles from decomposing material, which people thought that these vapors caused disease
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migratory
a. wandering.
| migrate, v.
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milieu
the settings or surrounding environment
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minatory
minacious
| adj. menacing, threatening
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Minion
servant
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Mired
To hinder, entrap, or entangle as if in a swamp.
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MIRTH
Noun: gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
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misadventure
a mishap; an unfortunate event
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misanthrope
noun
| a hater of humankind
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misapprehension
misconception, failure to understand
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miscellany
mixture of writings on various subjects. noun.
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Mischance
Bad luck
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miscreants
villainous people, depraved; wrong-doers
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misogamy
hatred of marriage; someone who holds only contempt for the institution of marriage and refuse to take a husband or wife
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Misogynist
noun: a man who hates women
miso (hate) gyn (woman)
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missive
official letter
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mode
(n)
| a prevailing style; manner; way of doing something
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modicum
a small amount or quantity
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modish
conforming with fashion or style
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mollified
verb: appease the anger or anxiety of ( someone )
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mollycoddle
pamper or spoil
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molts
need to shed skeleton to grow
| often see only parts of trilobites in fossil, evidence of molt, not actual organism
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Monastic
of monks, nuns, or monasteries
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monochromatic
of a single color
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Monolithic
adj. 1. Massive; 2. Existing in one large whole
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moodiness
n. fits of gloom or unhappiness
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mordant
sarcastic, biting, caustic
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mores
customs, manners, or morals of a particular group
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moribund
in dying condition
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morose
adjective- sullen and ill-tempered
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mortified
destroyed of strength, humiliated
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mottled
spotted, speckled
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mountebank
a quack
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mulct
to punish by a fine or by depriving of something; to extract by Fraud or deceit.
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Multifarious
great variety, many
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munificent
adj. liberal, generous in giving; lavish
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muse
to think about in a dream, ponder
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mutability
Adjective; liable or subject to change or alteration
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myriad
an immense number
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nadir
lowest weakest point
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NASCENT
in the process of being born or coming into existance
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Nether
Down, below
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nettle
to irritate, annoy, vex, harass, pester, provoke
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nib
beak(bill); pen point.
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nicety
precision
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Niggardly
miserly; stingy; reluctant to give or spend
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Niggle
To criticize
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Nihilist
One who considers traditional beliefs groundless and existence meaningless
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nip
stop something's growth or development; snip off; bite; make numb with cold
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Noisome
Offensive or disgusting; foul smelling; harmful
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Nonchalance
Indifference, a showing of little interest
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noncommittal
giving no clear attitude or indication of feeling
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Nonentity
A person or thing of little consequence or significance
Since I had applied for such a nonentity of a job, Quakenbush, who had known little about me as I had about him, knew now.
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nonplus
to put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder
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nostrum
* a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine
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notoriety
unfavorable fame
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nubile
marriageable
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nugatory
of little or no consequence; futile, worthless
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Nullify
To make of no value, wipe out
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numismatist
n: someone who collects or studies coins, money, and medals
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Nuptial
Adj. relating to a wedding
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obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
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obeisance
a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or submission
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obelisk
a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and having a pyramidal apex.
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Obfuscate
v. confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
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obloquy
disgrace
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obnoxious
very unpleasant; disgusting
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obsequious
seeking favor, fawning
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Obsequy
A funeral or burial ritual.
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obsidian
a hard glassy volcanic rock used by early peoples to make sharp weapons
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obstinate
refusing to change one's opinion
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Obstreperous
Boisterously and noisily aggressive
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Obtrude
to thrust forward
verb
The nosy student obtruded on everybody else's work.
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obtuse
dimwitted
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Obviate
to anticipate and make unnessary
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oculist
a person who specializes in the medicare treatment of diseases or defected eyes
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odious
causing hatred disgust or repugnance
offensive detestable
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odium
hatred, contempt
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Odoriferous
yielding or diffusing an odor
My boyfriend bought me a bouquet of odoriferous flowers.
