"M" Flashcards by Shajid Chowdhury

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Machination

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Scheming activity for an evil purpose

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Magnanimous

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Generous

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Magnate

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A rich,powerful or very successful business person

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Malaise

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A feeling of depression

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Malfeasance

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An illegal act

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Malignant

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causing harm

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Malinger

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To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work

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Malleable

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Easy to shape or bend

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Mandate

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A command or authorization to do something

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Manifest

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Visible

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Manifesto

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A public declaration of beliefs or principles, usually political ones

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Marshal

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To arrange in order

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Martial

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Warlike

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Martyr

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Someone who gives up his/her life in pursuit of a cause

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Matriculate

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To enroll, especially at a college

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Maudlin

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Silly and overly sentimental

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Maverick

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A rebel

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Maxim

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A fundamental principle

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Mediate

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To help settle differences

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Mellifluous

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Sweetly flowing

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Mendacious

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Dishonest

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Mendicant

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A beggar

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Mentor

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A teacher

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Mercenary

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A hired soldier

Mercurial

Rapidly changing in mood

Metamorphosis

A magical change in form

Microcosm

The world in miniature

Milieu

Environment

Minuscule

Very tiny

Misanthropic

Hating mankind

Mitigate

To moderate the effect of something

Mollify

To soften

Monolithic

Massive

Moribund

Dying

Morose

Gloomy

Mortify

To humiliate

Mundane

Ordinary

Munificent

Very generous

Myopia

Lack of foresight

Myriad

A huge number