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Macabre

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gruesome; suggesting death

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Mace

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a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office

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Macerate

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make or become soft by soaking in water

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Machination

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plot; scheme (esp. evil)

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Magnanimity

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generosity or willingness to forgive.

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Makeshift

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a temporary or improvised arrangement.

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Maladroit

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not skillful; clumsy; tactless.

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Malady

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any unwholesome or desperate condition; impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

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Malapropism

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misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)

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Malevolent (n. Malevolence)

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malicious; evil; having or showing ill will

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Malign

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to speak badly of; defame; slander.

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Malignant

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evil or injurious in intent, effect, or character

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Malinger

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to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty

Stanford failed tests designed to expose malingerers, a psychologist testified yesterday in Houston.

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Malleable

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easily influenced; pliable

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Manacle

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restrain, hinder

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Manifest

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  1. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment;
  2. noun: a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane;
  3. verb: reveal its presence or make an appearance; record in a ship’s manifest; provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes
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Manipulate

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control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously

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Marginalize

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to exclude or treat as being of no importance, especially so as to divert attention from

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Marketable

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capable of being marketed; being in demand by especially employers; fit to be offered for sale

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Martial

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suggesting war or military life

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Martinet

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someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

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Mask

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conceal (something) from view

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Massacre

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cruel killing of a large number of people

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Materialize

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become actual fact; happen

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Matriculation
be admitted enter a university as a student
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Maudlin
sentimental in a silly or tearful way
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Maul
hurt by rough handling
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Maunder
1. wander aimlessly; 2. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
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Maverick
rebel; nonconformist
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Meager
low in quantity, extent, strength, or richness; scanty or feeble
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Meddle
intrude in other people's affairs or business
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Mediocre
moderate to inferior in quality
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Megalomaniac
a pathological egotist
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Melding
blend; combine
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Meliorate
better, to make better
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Mellifluous
(of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear
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Mellow
1. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; 2. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana); unhurried and relaxed; 3. verb: make or grow (more) mellow; become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; soften, make mellow
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Menace
that which poses a danger or threatens injury or harm; threat
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Mend
restore by putting together what is torn or broken
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**Mendacious (*n*. Mendacity)**
lying; habitually dishonest
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Mendicant
a beggar
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Mephitic
Poisonous; noxious
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Mercenary
a person hired to fight for another country than their own
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Mercurial
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle
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Meretricious
like or relating to a prostitute; based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; tastelessly showy
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Mesmerize
hypnotize
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Metaphysics
the philosophical study of being and knowing
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Meticulous
carefully attentive to every small detail; painstaking
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Metonym
a word, name, expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated
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**Mettle (*adj*. Mettlesome)**
quality of endurance or courage
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Middling
fairly good but not very good
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Mien
demeanor
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Mimic
to copy or imitate, often playfully or as part of a learning process
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Minatory
menacing; threatening
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Mince
pronounce or speak affectedly; euphemize
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Minuscule
very small
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Mirth
great merriment
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Misanthrope
person who hates mankind
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Mischievous
harmful; causing mischief
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Misconstrue
interpret in the wrong way
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Miseenscene
the stage setting or scenery of a play
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Miser
person who loves wealth and spends little
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Misnomer
an incorrect or inappropriate name
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Misogynist
one who hates women/females
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Mistrust
regard with suspicion
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Mite
A very small amount, portion, or particle
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Mitigate
to lessen the force, severity, or impact of
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Moat
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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Moderation
quality of being limited; not extreme
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Modish
being in or according to current fashion of style; fashionable
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Mollify
1. make less rigid or softer; make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; 2. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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Mollycoddle
treat with excessive indulgence *The behaviorist John B. Watson argued that **mollycoddled** toddlers grew into weak and whiny adults.*
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Molt
lose hair/feathers before new growing *The challenging crabs had recently **molted**, so perhaps it wanted a good position to regain its bacterial covering.*
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Momentary
lasting for a markedly brief time
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Monocoque
A metal structure, such as an aircraft, in which the skin absorbs all or most of the stresses to which the body is subjected
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Monologue
a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor; a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation); speech you make to yourself
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Monotomy
lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine
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Moot
1.subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty. 2. having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision
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Morbid
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death
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Moribund
in a dying state; near death
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Morose
ill-tempered; unsocial
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Mortify
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation
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Mosaic
design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
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Mounting
grow larger or more numerous
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Muffler
cloth worn round the neck; silencer
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Mulct
to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.
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Multifaceted
having several aspects or stages; complex or various
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Multifarious
varied; motley; greatly diversified
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Multitudinous
too numerous to be counted
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Mundane
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace
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Munificent
very generous
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Murky
not fully explained or understood, especially with concealed dishonesty or immorality
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Myriad
1. too numerous to be counted; 2. noun: a large indefinite number
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Mystification
the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered; something designed to mystify or bewilder; confusion resulting from failure to understand

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