SAT-Vocab-6 Flashcards
(500 cards)
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intention (n.)
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That upon which the mind is set.
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interact (v.)
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To act reciprocally.
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intercede (v.)
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To mediate between persons.
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intercept (v.)
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To interrupt the course of.
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intercession (n.)
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Entreaty in behalf of others.
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intercessor (n.)
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A mediator.
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interdict (n.)
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Authoritative act of prohibition.
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interim (n.)
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Time between acts or periods.
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interlocutor (n.)
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One who takes part in a conversation or oral discussion.
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interlude (n.)
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An action or event considered as coming between others of greater length.
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intermediate (adj.)
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Being in a middle place or degree or between extremes.
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interminable (adj.)
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Having no limit or end.
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intermission (n.)
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A recess.
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intermit (v.)
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To cause to cease temporarily.
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intermittent (adj.)
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A temporary discontinuance.
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interpolation (n.)
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Verbal interference.
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interpose (v.)
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To come between other things or persons.
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interposition (n.)
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A coming between.
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interpreter (n.)
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A person who makes intelligible the speech of a foreigner by oral translation.
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interrogate (v.)
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To examine formally by questioning.
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interrogative (adj.)
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Having the nature or form of a question.
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interrogatory (n.)
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A question or inquiry.
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interrupt (v.)
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To stop while in progress.
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intersect (v.)
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To cut through or into so as to divide.
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intervale (n.)
A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river.
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intervene (v.)
To interfere for some end.
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intestacy (n.)
The condition resulting from one's dying not having made a valid will.
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intestate (adj.)
Not having made a valid will.
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intestine (n.)
That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus.
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intimacy (n.)
Close or confidential friendship.
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intimidate (v.)
To cause to become frightened.
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intolerable (adj.)
Insufferable.
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intolerance (n.)
Inability or unwillingness to bear or endure.
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intolerant (adj.)
Bigoted.
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intoxicant (n.)
Anything that unduly exhilarates or excites.
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intoxicate (v.)
To make drunk.
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intracellular (adj.)
Occurring or situated within a cell.
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intramural (adj.)
Situated within the walls of a city.
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intrepid (adj.)
Fearless and bold.
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intricacy (n.)
Perplexity.
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intricate (adj.)
Difficult to follow or understand.
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intrigue (n.)
A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something by secret ways.
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intrinsic (adj.)
Inherent.
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introductory (adj.)
Preliminary.
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introgression (n.)
Entrance.
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intromit (v.)
To insert.
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introspect (v.)
To look into.
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introspection (n.)
The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings.
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introversion (n.)
The act of turning or directing inward, physically or mentally.
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introvert (v.)
To turn within.
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intrude (v.)
To come in without leave or license.
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intrusion (n.)
The act of entering without warrant or invitation; encroachment.
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intuition (n.)
Instinctive knowledge or feeling.
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inundate (v.)
To fill with an overflowing abundance.
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inundation (n.)
Flood.
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inure (v.)
To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure.
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invalid (adj.)
Having no force, weight, or cogency.
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invalid (n.)
One who is disabled by illness or injury.
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invalidate (v.)
To render of no force or effect.
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invaluable (adj.)
Exceedingly precious.
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invariable (adj.)
Unchangeable.
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invasion (n.)
Encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass.
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invective (n.)
An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach.
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inveigh (v.)
To utter vehement censure or invective.
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inventive (adj.)
Quick at contrivance.
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inverse (adj.)
Contrary in tendency or direction.
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inversion (n.)
Change of order so that the first shall become last and the last first.
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invert (v.)
To turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction.
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investigator (n.)
One who investigates.
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investor (n.)
One who invests money.
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inveterate (adj.)
Habitual.
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invidious (adj.)
Showing or feeling envy.
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invigorate (v.)
To animate.
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invincible (adj.)
Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome.
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inviolable (adj.)
Incapable of being injured or disturbed.
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invoke (v.)
To call on for assistance or protection.
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involuntary (adj.)
Unwilling.
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involution (n.)
Complication.
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involve (v.)
To draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively.
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invulnerable (adj.)
That can not be wounded or hurt.
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inwardly (adv.)
With no outward manifestation.
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iota (n.)
A small or insignificant mark or part.
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irascible (adj.)
Prone to anger.
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irate (adj.)
Moved to anger.
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ire (n.)
Wrath.
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iridescence (n.)
A many-colored appearance.
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iridescent (adj.)
Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light.
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irk (v.)
To afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue.
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irksome (adj.)
Wearisome.
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irony (n.)
Censure or ridicule under cover of praise or compliment.
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irradiance (n.)
Luster.
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irradiate (v.)
To render clear and intelligible.
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irrational (adj.)
Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding.
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irreducible (adj.)
That can not be lessened.
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irrefragable (adj.)
That can not be refuted or disproved.
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irrefrangible (adj.)
That can not be broken or violated.
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irrelevant (adj.)
Inapplicable.
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irreligious (adj.)
Indifferent or opposed to religion.
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irreparable (adj.)
That can not be rectified or made amends for.
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irrepressible (adj.)
That can not be restrained or kept down.
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irresistible (adj.)
That can not be successfully withstood or opposed.
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irresponsible (adj.)
Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities.
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irreverence (n.)
The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
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irreverent (adj.)
Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
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irreverential (adj.)
Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
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irreversible (adj.)
Irrevocable.
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irrigant (adj.)
Serving to water lands by artificial means.
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irrigate (v.)
To water, as land, by ditches or other artificial means.
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irritable (adj.)
Showing impatience or ill temper on little provocation.
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irritancy (n.)
The quality of producing vexation.
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irritant (n.)
A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension.
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irritate (v.)
To excite ill temper or impatience in.
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irruption (n.)
Sudden invasion.
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isle (n.)
An island.
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islet (n.)
A little island.
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isobar (n.)
A line joining points at which the barometric pressure is the same at a specified moment.
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isochronous (adj.)
Relating to or denoting equal intervals of time.
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isolate (v.)
To separate from others of its kind.
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isothermal (adj.)
Having or marking equality of temperature.
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itinerant (adj.)
Wandering.
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itinerary (n.)
A detailed account or diary of a journey.
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itinerate (v.)
To wander from place to place.
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jargon (n.)
Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech.
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jaundice (n.)
A morbid condition, due to obstructed excretion of bile or characterized by yellowing of the skin.
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jeopardize (v.)
To imperil.
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Jingo (n.)
One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited and demonstrative foreign policy.
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jocose (adj.)
Done or made in jest.
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jocular (adj.)
Inclined to joke.
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joggle (n.)
A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake.
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journalize (v.)
To keep a diary.
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jovial (adj.)
Merry.
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jubilation (n.)
Exultation.
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judgment (n.)
The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion is reached.
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judicature (n.)
Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment.
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judicial (adj.)
Pertaining to the administration of justice.
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judiciary (n.)
That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and criminal justice.
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judicious (adj.)
Prudent.
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juggle (v.)
To play tricks of sleight of hand.
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jugglery (n.)
The art or practice of sleight of hand.
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jugular (adj.)
Pertaining to the throat.
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juicy (adj.)
Succulent.
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junction (n.)
The condition of being joined.
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juncture (n.)
An articulation, joint, or seam.
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junta (n.)
A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.
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juridical (adj.)
Assumed by law to exist.
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jurisdiction (n.)
Lawful power or right to exercise official authority.
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jurisprudence (n.)
The science of rights in accordance with positive law.
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juror (n.)
One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice.
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joust (v.)
To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback.
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justification (n.)
Vindication.
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juvenile (adj.)
Characteristic of youth.
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juxtapose (v.)
To place close together.
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keepsake (n.)
Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of the giver.
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kerchief (n.)
A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or neck.
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kernel (n.)
A grain or seed.
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kiln (n.)
An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products.
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kiloliter (n.)
One thousand liters.
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kilometer (n.)
A length of 1,000 meters.
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kilowatt (n.)
One thousand watts.
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kimono (n.)
A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan.
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kind-hearted (adj.)
Having a kind and sympathetic nature.
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kingling (n.)
A petty king.
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kingship (n.)
Royal state.
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kinsfolk (n.)
pl. Relatives.
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knavery (n.)
Deceitfulness in dealing.
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knead (v.)
To mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especially with the hands.
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knickknack (n.)
A small article, more for ornament that use.
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knight errant (n.)
One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure.
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knighthood (n.)
Chivalry.
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laborious (adj.)
Toilsome.
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labyrinth (n.)
A maze.
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lacerate (v.)
To tear rudely or raggedly.
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lackadaisical (adj.)
Listless.
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lactation (n.)
The secretion of milk.
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lacteal (adj.)
Milky.
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lactic (adj.)
Pertaining to milk.
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laddie (n.)
A lad.
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ladle (n.)
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids.
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laggard (adj.)
Falling behind.
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landholder (n.)
Landowner.
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landlord (n.)
A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements.
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landmark (n.)
A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of.
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landscape (n.)
A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation.
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languid (adj.)
Relaxed.
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languor (n.)
Lassitude of body or depression.
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lapse (n.)
A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just.
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lascivious (adj.)
Lustful.
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lassie (n.)
A little lass.
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latent (adj.)
Dormant.
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latency (n.)
The state of being dormant.
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later (adv.)
At a subsequent time.
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lateral (adj.)
Directed toward the side.
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latish (adj.)
Rather late.
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lattice (n.)
Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars.
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laud (v.)
To praise in words or song.
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laudable (adj.)
Praiseworthy.
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laudation (n.)
High praise.
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laudatory (adj.)
Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
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laundress (n.)
Washerwoman.
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laureate (adj.)
Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction.
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lave (v.)
To wash or bathe.
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lawgiver (n.)
A legislator.
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lawmaker (n.)
A legislator.
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lax (adj.)
Not stringent or energetic.
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laxative (adj.)
Having power to open or loosen the bowels.
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lea (n.)
A field.
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leaflet (n.)
A little leaf or a booklet.
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leaven (v.)
To make light by fermentation, as dough.
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leeward (n.)
That side or direction toward which the wind blows.
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left-handed (adj.)
Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right.
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legacy (n.)
A bequest.
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legalize (v.)
To give the authority of law to.
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legging (n.)
A covering for the leg.
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legible (adj.)
That may be read with ease.
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legionary (n.)
A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of Honor.
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legislate (v.)
To make or enact a law or laws.
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legislative (adj.)
That makes or enacts laws.
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legislator (n.)
A lawgiver.
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legitimacy (n.)
Accordance with law.
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legitimate (adj.)
Having the sanction of law or established custom.
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leisure (n.)
Spare time.
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leniency (n.)
Forbearance.
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lenient (adj.)
Not harsh.
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leonine (adj.)
Like a lion.
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lethargy (n.)
Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind.
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levee (n.)
An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
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lever (n.)
That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power.
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leviathan (n.)
Any large animal, as a whale.
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levity (n.)
Frivolity.
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levy (v.)
To impose and collect by force or threat of force.
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lewd (adj.)
Characterized by lust or lasciviousness.
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lexicographer (n.)
One who makes dictionaries.
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lexicography (n.)
The making of dictionaries.
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lexicon (n.)
A dictionary.
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liable (adj.)
Justly or legally responsible.
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libel (n.)
Defamation.
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liberalism (n.)
Opposition to conservatism.
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liberate (v.)
To set free or release from bondage.
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licentious (adj.)
Wanton.
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licit (adj.)
Lawful.
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liege (adj.)
Sovereign.
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lien (n.)
A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.
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lieu (n.)
Stead.
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lifelike (adj.)
Realistic.
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lifelong (adj.)
Lasting or continuous through life.
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lifetime (n.)
The time that life continues.
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ligament (n.)
That which binds objects together.
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ligature (n.)
Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying.
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light-hearted (adj.)
Free from care.
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ligneous (adj.)
Having the texture of appearance of wood.
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likelihood (n.)
A probability.
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likely (adj.)
Plausible.
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liking (n.)
Fondness.
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limitation (n.)
A restriction.
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linear (adj.)
Of the nature of a line.
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liner (n.)
A vessel belonging to a steamship-line.
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lingo (n.)
Language.
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lingua (n.)
The tongue.
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lingual (adj.)
Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance.
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linguist (n.)
One who is acquainted with several languages.
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linguistics (n.)
The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words.
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liniment (n.)
A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc.
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liquefacient (adj.)
Possessing a liquefying nature or power.
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liquefy (v.)
To convert into a liquid or into liquid form.
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liqueur (n.)
An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances.
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liquidate (v.)
To deliver the amount or value of.
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liquor (n.)
Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid.
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listless (adj.)
Inattentive.
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literacy (n.)
The state or condition of knowing how to read and write.
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literal (adj.)
Following the exact words.
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literature (n.)
The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively.
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lithe (adj.)
Supple.
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lithesome (adj.)
Nimble.
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lithograph (n.)
A print made by printing from stone.
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lithotype (n.)
In engraving, an etched stone surface for printing.
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litigant (n.)
A party to a lawsuit.
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litigate (v.)
To cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law.
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litigious (adj.)
Quarrelsome.
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littoral (adj.)
Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore.
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liturgy (n.)
A ritual.
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livelihood (n.)
Means of subsistence.
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livid (adj.)
Black-and-blue, as contused flesh.
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loam (n.)
A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay.
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loath (adj.)
Averse.
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loathe (v.)
To abominate.
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locative (adj.)
Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs.
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loch (n.)
A lake.
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locomotion (n.)
The act or power of moving from one place to another.
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lode (n.)
A somewhat continuous unstratified metal- bearing vein.
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lodgment (n.)
The act of furnishing with temporary quarters.
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logic (n.)
The science of correct thinking.
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logical (adj.)
Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning.
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logician (n.)
An expert reasoner.
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loiterer (n.)
One who consumes time idly.
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loneliness (n.)
Solitude.
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longevity (n.)
Unusually prolonged life.
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loot (v.)
To plunder.
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loquacious (adj.)
Talkative.
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lordling (n.)
A little lord.
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lough (n.)
A lake or loch.
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louse (n.)
A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals.
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lovable (adj.)
Amiable.
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low-spirited (adj.)
Despondent.
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lowly (adv.)
Rudely.
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lucid (adj.)
Mentally sound.
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lucrative (adj.)
Highly profitable.
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ludicrous (adj.)
Laughable.
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luminary (n.)
One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
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luminescent (adj.)
Showing increase of light.
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luminescence (n.)
Showing increase.
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luminosity (n.)
The quality of giving or radiating light.
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luminous (adj.)
Giving or radiating light.
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lunacy (n.)
Mental unsoundness.
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lunar (adj.)
Pertaining to the moon.
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lunatic (n.)
An insane person.
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lune (n.)
The moon.
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lurid (adj.)
Ghastly and sensational.
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luscious (adj.)
Rich, sweet, and delicious.
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lustrous (adj.)
Shining.
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luxuriance (n.)
Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity.
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luxuriant (adj.)
Abundant or superabundant in growth.
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luxuriate (v.)
To live sumptuously.
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lying (n.)
Untruthfulness.
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lyre (n.)
One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class.
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lyric (adj.)
Fitted for expression in song.
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macadamize (v.)
To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone.
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machinery (n.)
The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively.
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machinist (n.)
One who makes or repairs machines, or uses metal-working tools.
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macrocosm (n.)
The whole of any sphere or department of nature or knowledge to which man is related.
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madden (v.)
To inflame with passion.
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Madonna (n.)
A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infant Jesus.
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magician (n.)
A sorcerer.
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magisterial (adj.)
Having an air of authority.
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magistracy (n.)
The office or dignity of a magistrate.
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magnanimous (adj.)
Generous in treating or judging others.
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magnate (n.)
A person of rank or importance.
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magnet (n.)
A body possessing that peculiar form of polarity found in nature in the lodestone.
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magnetize (v.)
To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily.
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magnificence (n.)
The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power.
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magnificent (adj.)
Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action.
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magnitude (n.)
Importance.
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maharaja (n.)
A great Hindu prince.
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maidenhood (n.)
Virginity.
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maintain (v.)
To hold or preserve in any particular state or condition.
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maintenance (n.)
That which supports or sustains.
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maize (n.)
Indian corn: usually in the United States called simply corn.
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makeup (n.)
The arrangements or combination of the parts of which anything is composed.
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malady (n.)
Any physical disease or disorder, especially a chronic or deep-seated one.
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malaria (n.)
A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating.
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malcontent (n.)
One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.
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malediction (n.)
The calling down of a curse or curses.
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malefactor (n.)
One who injures another.
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maleficent (adj.)
Mischievous.
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malevolence (n.)
Ill will.
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malevolent (adj.)
Wishing evil to others.
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malign (v.)
To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely.
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malignant (adj.)
Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief.
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malleable (adj.)
Pliant.
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mallet (n.)
A wooden hammer.
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maltreat (v.)
To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively.
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man-trap (n.)
A place or structure dangerous to human life.
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mandate (n.)
A command.
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mandatory (adj.)
Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory.
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mane (n.)
The long hair growing upon and about the neck of certain animals, as the horse and the lion.
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man-eater (n.)
An animal that devours human beings.
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maneuver (v.)
To make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy.
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mania (n.)
Insanity.
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maniac (n.)
a person raving with madness.
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manifesto (n.)
A public declaration, making announcement, explanation or defense of intentions, or motives.
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manlike (adj.)
Like a man.
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manliness (n.)
The qualities characteristic of a true man, as bravery, resolution, etc.
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mannerism (n.)
Constant or excessive adherence to one manner, style, or peculiarity, as of action or conduct.
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manor (n.)
The landed estate of a lord or nobleman.
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mantel (n.)
The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usual shelf above it.
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mantle (n.)
A cloak.
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manufacturer (n.)
A person engaged in manufacturing as a business.
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manumission (n.)
Emancipation.
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manumit (v.)
To set free from bondage.
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marine (adj.)
Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea.
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maritime (adj.)
Situated on or near the sea.
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maroon (v.)
To put ashore and abandon (a person) on a desolate coast or island.
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martial (adj.)
Pertaining to war or military operations.
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Martian (adj.)
Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet.
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martyrdom (n.)
Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle.
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marvel (v.)
To be astonished and perplexed because of (something).
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masonry (n.)
The art or work of constructing, as buildings, walls, etc., with regularly arranged stones.
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masquerade (n.)
A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be disguised.
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massacre (n.)
The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings.
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massive (adj.)
Of considerable bulk and weight.
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masterpiece (n.)
A superior production.
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mastery (n.)
The attainment of superior skill.
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material (n.)
That of which anything is composed or may be constructed.
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materialize (v.)
To take perceptible or substantial form.
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maternal (adj.)
Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood.
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matinee (n.)
An entertainment (especially theatrical) held in the daytime.
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matricide (n.)
The killing, especially the murdering, of one's mother.
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matrimony (n.)
The union of a man and a woman in marriage.
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matrix (n.)
That which contains and gives shape or form to anything.
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matter of fact (n.)
Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality.
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maudlin (adj.)
Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.
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mausoleum (n.)
A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions.
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mawkish (adj.)
Sickening or insipid.
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maxim (n.)
A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide.
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maze (n.)
A labyrinth.
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mead (n.)
A meadow.
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meager (adj.)
scanty.
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mealy-mouthed (adj.)
Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly.
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meander (v.)
To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.
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mechanics (n.)
The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of forces.
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medallion (n.)
A large medal.
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meddlesome (adj.)
Interfering.
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medial (adj.)
Of or pertaining to the middle.
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mediate (v.)
To effect by negotiating as an agent between parties.
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medicine (n.)
A substance possessing or reputed to possess curative or remedial properties.
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medieval (adj.)
Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages.
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mediocre (adj.)
Ordinary.
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meditation (n.)
The turning or revolving of a subject in the mind.
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medley (n.)
A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous whole.
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meliorate (v.)
To make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition.
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mellifluous (adj.)
Sweetly or smoothly flowing.
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melodious (adj.)
Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds.
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melodrama (n.)
A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents.
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memento (n.)
A souvenir.
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memorable (adj.)
Noteworthy.
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menace (n.)
A threat.
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menagerie (n.)
A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition.
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mendacious (adj.)
Untrue.
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mendicant (n.)
A beggar.
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mentality (n.)
Intellectuality.
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mentor (n.)
A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend.
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mercantile (adj.)
Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial.
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mercenary (adj.)
Greedy
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merciful (adj.)
Disposed to pity and forgive.
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merciless (adj.)
Cruel.
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meretricious (adj.)
Alluring by false or gaudy show.
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mesmerize (v.)
To hypnotize.
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messieurs (n.)
pl. Gentlemen.
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metal (n.)
An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous.
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metallurgy (n.)
The art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by smelting.
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metamorphosis (n.)
A passing from one form or shape into another.
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metaphor (n.)
A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other.
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metaphysical (adj.)
Philosophical.
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metaphysician (n.)
One skilled in metaphysics.
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metaphysics (n.)
The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any particular science.
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mete (v.)
To apportion.
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metempsychosis (n.)
Transition of the soul of a human being at death into another body, whether human or beast.
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meticulous (adj.)
Over-cautious.
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metonymy (n.)
A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes.
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metric (adj.)
Relating to measurement.
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metronome (n.)
An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music.
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metropolis (n.)
A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state.
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metropolitan (adj.)
Pertaining to a chief city.
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mettle (n.)
Courage.
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mettlesome (adj.)
Having courage or spirit.
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microcosm (n.)
The world or universe on a small scale.
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micrometer (n.)
An instrument for measuring very small angles or dimensions.
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microphone (n.)
An apparatus for magnifying faint sounds.
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microscope (n.)
An instrument for assisting the eye in the vision of minute objects or features of objects.
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microscopic (adj.)
Adapted to or characterized by minute observation.
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microscopy (n.)
The art of examing objects with the microscope.
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midsummer (n.)
The middle of the summer.
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midwife (n.)
A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth.
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mien (n.)
The external appearance or manner of a person.
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migrant (adj.)
Wandering.
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migrate (v.)
To remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another.
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migratory (adj.)
Wandering.
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mileage (n.)
A distance in miles.
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militant (adj.)
Of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency.
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militarism (n.)
A policy of maintaining great standing armies.
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militate (v.)
To have weight or influence (in determining a question).
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militia (n.)
Those citizens, collectively, who are enrolled and drilled in temporary military organizations.
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Milky Way (n.)
The galaxy.
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millet (n.)
A grass cultivated for forage and cereal.
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mimic (v.)
To imitate the speech or actions of.
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miniature (adj.)
Much smaller than reality or that the normal size.
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minimize (v.)
To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
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minion (n.)
A servile favorite.
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ministration (n.)
Any religious ceremonial.
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ministry (n.)
A service.
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minority (n.)
The smaller in number of two portions into which a number or a group is divided.
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minute (adj.)
Exceedingly small in extent or quantity.
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minutia (n.)
A small or unimportant particular or detail.
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mirage (n.)
An optical effect looking like a sheet of water in the desert.
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misadventure (n.)
An unlucky accident.
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misanthropic (adj.)
Hating mankind.
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misanthropy (n.)
Hatred of mankind.
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misapprehend (v.)
To misunderstand.
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misbehave (v.)
To behave ill.
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misbehavior (n.)
Ill or improper behavior.
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mischievous (adj.)
Fond of tricks.
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miscount (v.)
To make a mistake in counting.
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miscreant (n.)
A villain.
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misdeed (n.)
A wrong or improper act.
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misdemeanor (n.)
Evil conduct, small crime.
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miser (n.)
A person given to saving and hoarding unduly.
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mishap (n.)
Misfortune.
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misinterpret (v.)
To misunderstand.
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mislay (v.)
To misplace.
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mismanage (v.)
To manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully.
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misnomer (n.)
A name wrongly or mistakenly applied.
