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Machiavellian
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Deceitful; tricky
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Macabre
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Horrible; gruesome
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Machination
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Evil design
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Maelstrom
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Whirlpool
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Magnanimous
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Generous
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Magnate
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Important person in any field
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Maim
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To cripple; to deprive of the use of some part of the body
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Maladroit
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Clumsy; unskillful; awkward
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Malady
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Disease; illness
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Malaise
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Discomfort; uneasiness
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Malapropism
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Word humorously misused
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Malcontent
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One who is dissatisfied
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Malediction
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Curse
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Malefactor
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Wrongdoer; villain
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Malfeasance
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Wrongdoing
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Malign
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To speak badly of
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Malingerer
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One who pretends to be sick to avoid work
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Malodorous
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Bad-smelling; stinking
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Mammoth
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Huge; enormous
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Manacle
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Handcuff; restraint
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Mangle
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To cut, slash, or crush as to disfigure
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Mangy
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Shabby; filthy
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Manifest
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Evident; obvious
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Manifold
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Many; varied
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Manumit
To set free
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Maraud
To raid; to plunder
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Maritieb
Pertaining to the sea
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Marquee
A rooflike shelter, such as glass, projecting above an outer door
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Martial
Warlike
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Martinet
A strict disciplinarian
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Marvel
To be amazed; to wonder
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Masochist
One who enjoys his own pain and suffering
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Masticate
To chew
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Matriarchy
A social organization in which the mother is the head of the family
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Matrix
A place of origin
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Maudlin
Excessively sentimental
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Maul
To injure; to handle roughly
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Mausoleum
Large tomb for many bodies
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Maverick
A rebel; a nonconformist
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Mawkish
Sickeningly sweet; overly sentimental
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Maxim
A proverb or saying
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Meager
Inadequate; of poor quality
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Meander
To wander aimlessly
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Megalomania
False impression of ones own greatness; tendency to exaggerate
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Melancholy
Sad; depressed
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Melee
Noisy fight
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Mellifluous
Smoothly flowing; sweet- sounding
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Memento
Remembrance; a souvenir
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Menace
A threat; a danger
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Ménage
Household; domestic establishment
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Menagerie
Collection of wild or strange animals
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Mendacious
Lying; false
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Mendicant
A beggar
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Menial
Low; degrading
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Mercantile
Pertaining to merchants; commercial
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Mercenary
Motivated only by a desire for money
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Mercurial
Changeable; fickle; erratic
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Meretricious
Gaudy; showy; attractive in a cheap, flashy way
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Mesa
A flat-topped elevation of land with steep rock walls
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Metaphysics
Pertaining to beyond what is natural
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Mete
(Out) to distribute in portions
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Meteoric
Momentarily dazzling; swift
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Meteorology
Study of weather and climate
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Meticulous
Excessively careful; finicky
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Metropolis
Large city
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Mettle
Courage; spirt
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Miasma
Pollution; poisonous environment
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Microcosm
A miniature world
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Mien
Manner; bearing
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Milieu
Environment; setting
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Militant
Ready and willing to fight
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Minion
A devoted follower; a highly regarded person
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Minuscule
Very small
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Minutiae
Insignificant details; trivia
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Mire
Wet, swampy ground (n); to involve in difficulties (v)
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Mirth
Joy; amusement; laughter
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Misanthrope
Hater of mankind
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Misapprehension
A misunderstanding
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Miscegenation
Mixture of races, especially through marriage
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Mischance
Unlucky accident; bad luck
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Misconstrue
Misinterpret; misjudge
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Miscreant
A vicious person; a villain
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Misgiving
Doubt; suspicion
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Misnomer
An error in listing the name of a person
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Misogamy
Hatred of marriage
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Misogynist
Woman-hater
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Missive
Letter
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Mitigate
To make less severe; to make milder
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Mnemonic
Pertaining to memory
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Modicum
A small amount
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Modish
Fashionable; stylish
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Modulate
To soften; to tone down
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Mogul
Powerful person
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Mollify
To pacify; to calm; to appease
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Molt
To shed, such as feathers and skin
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Momentous
Very important
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Monastic
Pertaining to a monk; self-denying
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Monetary
Pertaining to money
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Monograph
A paper, book, etc., written about a single subject
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Monolithic
Unyielding; unified
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Moot
Doubtful; debatable
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Moratorium
Delay; postponement
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Morbid
Depressing; gruesome
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Mordant
Sarcastic; biting
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Mores
Customs; traditions; morals
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Moribund
Dying
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Morose
Gloomy; Ill-humored
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Mötley
Diverse; assorted; having different colors
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Mottled
Spotted; blotched; streaked
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Mountebank
A phony; a fraud; a charlatan
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Muddle
To confuse; to mix up
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Mulct
To punish with a fine; to obtain money by extortion
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Mull
(Over) to study or think about
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Multifarious
Varied; having many parts
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Mundane
Worldly
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Munificent
Generous
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Murky
Dark; unclear; gloomy
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Muse
To think deeply
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Muster
To gather together
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Musty
Stale; moldy
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Multilate
To disfigure; to cripple
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Mutinous
Rebellious
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Muzzle
To restrain; to gag
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Myopic
Nearsighted; having a limited point of view
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Myriad
Infinitely vast in number
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Myrmidon
An unquestioning follower
