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motivated only by greed
"The mercenary businessman was motivated only by his cupidity." |
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soldier for hire in foreign countries
"The mercenary is always working in different countries." |
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quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
"The god Mercury is mercurial, who was shrewd and thievish." |
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gaudy, falsely attractive
"The meretricious mansion was overwhemengly florid." |
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deserving reward or priase
"His meritorious charity deserves praise." |
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extremely careful, fastidious, painstaking
"The meticulous scientist was very fastitudious." |
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courageousness; endurance
"troops who showed their mettle in combat" |
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tiny system used as analogy for a larger system
"The microcosm demonstrates the larger functioning of the organism." |
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to operate against, work against, bring about change
"All these factors militated to a different targeting priority" |
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mencaing (intimidating), threatening
"The minatory lion lurked in the bushes, and we thought we were goign to be his next lunch." |
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frivolity, gaiety, laughter
"The mirth of the night was because we were all in good spirits." |
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person who hates human beings
"Being a misanthrope, he wanted nothing to do with any person." |
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one who behaves criminally
"The miscreant stole money." |
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extreme stinginess
"The miser was miserliness all the time." |
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apprehension, doubt, sense of foreboding
"She had a misgiving about goign to the party, for she thought that there might be trouble." |
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an incorrect name or disignation
"Using malapropisms may cause one to apply a misnomer to some importnat things." |
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note or letter
"The missive showed her frightened handwriting, saying that she quit." |
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to soften, or make milder
"Let's mitigate our tensions." |
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relating to memory; designed to assist memory
"Look for different ways to increase mnemonic use of words." |
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a small amount
"I just want a modicum of onions." |
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to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
"The snake molts it's skin, leaving behind a cast of it's body." |
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extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery
"The monastic room has only a bed and a small table for a candle." |
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large block of stone
"Australia has the second largest monolith in the world." |
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debatable; previously decided
"That was a moot point, one that deserves debate." |
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caustic, biting
"Your mordacious retorts are caustic and not conducive to making me like you." |
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sarcastic
"The mordant satire was bitingly sarcastic." |
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dying, decaying
"The moribund prey slowly died in the lion's mouth." |
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small bit of food
"The soldiers were only given a morsel of food because there was a dearth amount." |
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small particle, speck
"Dust motes hung in a slant of sunlight" |
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to mark with spots
"Chickenpox mottled her face with red spots." |
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diverse
"America's multifarious cultures." |
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secular; commonplace
"With mundane ambitions, he did not stand out." |
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generous
"The munificent philanthropist donated much of his money." |
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ammunition
"The soldier's munitions were supplied by his general." |
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near-sighted
"The myopic person could not see very well." |
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to talk or move aimlessly, mutter
"After we maundered about for over three hours I started to suspect that our gide didn't know where he was going." |
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couraeous, high-spirited
"The mettlesome doctor risked his own life by trying to save soldiers on both sides." |
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inclined to interfere
"The meddlesome intruder." |
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pronounce or speak affectedly or too carefrully, euphemize, take tiny steps
"Don't mince words with me; just come right out." |
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