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Undergraduate 3
07/14/2010

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Machination
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plot or scheme
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macrobiotics
Definition
art of prolonging life by special diet of organic meat substances
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macrocosm
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system regarded as an entity with subsystems
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maelstrom
Definition
whirlpool, turmoil, agitated state of mind
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magnanimous
Definition
generous, noble in spirit
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magnate
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powerful or influential person
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magnitude
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extent, greatness of size
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maladroit
Definition
clumsy, tactless
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malady
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illness
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malapropism
Definition
humerous misuse of a word
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malcontent
Definition
disconteded person, one holds a grudge
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malediction
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curse
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malefactor
Definition
evil-doer, culprit
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malevolent
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ill-willed, causing evil or harm to others
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malfunction (n)
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 to fail to work
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malfunction(n)
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breakdown, failure
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malice
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animosity, spite, hatred
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malinger
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to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malnutrition
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under-nourishment
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malodorous
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foul-smelling
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mandatory
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necessary, required
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manifest (adj)
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obvious
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manifold
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diverse, varied, comprised of many parts
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mannerd
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atificial or stilted in character
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manual (adj)
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hand-operated, physical
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mar
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to damage, deface, spoil
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marginal
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barely sufficient
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maritime
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relating to the sea or sailing
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maritial
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war-like, pertaining to the military
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martinent
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strict disciplinarian, one whoe rigidly follow rules
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matyr
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person dying for his/her beliefs
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masochist
Definition
one who enjoys pain or humilation
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masquerade
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disguise, action that conceals the truth
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materialism
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peroccupation with material things
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matriculate
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to enroll as a member of college or university
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matrilineal
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tracing ancestry through mother's line rather than father's
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maudlin
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overy sentimental
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mawkish
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sickeningly sentimental
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meddler
Definition
person interfering in other's affairs
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medieval
Definition
relating to the middle ages
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megalith
Definition
huge stones used in prehistoric structures
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megalomania
Definition
mental state with delusions of wealth and power
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melancholy
Definition
sadness, depression
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melody
Definition
pleasing musical sounds, tune
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menagerie
Definition
various animals kept together for exhibition
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mendacious
Definition
dishonest
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mendicant
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beggar
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mentor
Definition
experienced teacher and wise advisor
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mercenary (n)
Definition
soldier for hire in foreign countries
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mercenary (adj)
Definition
motivated only by greed
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mercurial
Definition
quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
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meretricious
Definition
gaudy, falsely attractive
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meridian
Definition
cirlce passing through the two poles of the earth
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meritorious
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deserving reward or praise
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metamorphosis
Definition
change, transformation
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metaphor
Definition
figure of speech comparing two different things
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meticulous
Definition
extremely careful, fastidious, painstaking
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metronome
Definition
time-keeping device used in music
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mettle
Definition
courageousness, endurance
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microbe
Definition
microorganism
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microcosm
Definition
tiny system used as analogy for larger system
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migratory
Definition
wandering from place to place with the seasons
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militate
Definition
to operate against, work against
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minimal
Definition
smallest in amount, least possible
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miniscule
Definition
very small
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mirth
Definition
frivolitym gaiety, laughter
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misanthrope
Definition
person who hates human beings
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misaprehend
Definition
to misunderstand, fail to know
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misconstrue
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to misunderstand, fail to discover
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miserliness
Definition
extreme stinginess
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misgiving
Definition
apprehension, doubt, sense of foreboding
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mishap
Definition
acciedent, misfortune
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misnomer
Definition
an incorrect name or designation
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missive
Definition
note or letter
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mitigate
Definition
to soften, or make milder
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mnemonic
Definition
relating to memory, designed to assist memory
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mobility
Definition
ease of movement
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mock (v)
Definition
deride, ridicule
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moderate (adj)
Definition
resonable, not extreme
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moderate (v)
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to make less excessive, restrain, regulate
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mollify
Definition
to calm or make less severe
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mollusk
Definition
sea animal with soft body
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molt (v)
Definition
to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
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monastic
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extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastary
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monochromatic
Definition
having one color
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monogamy
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custom of marriage to one person at a time
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monolith
Definition
large block of stone
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monologue
Definition
dramatic speech performed by one actor
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montage
Definition
composite picture
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moot
Definition
debatable, previously decided
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morbid
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gruesome, relating to disease, abnormally gloomy
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mores
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customs or manners
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moribund
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dying, decaying
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morose
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gloomy, sullen, or surly
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morsel
Definition
small bit of food
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mote
Definition
small particle, speck
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motley
Definition
many-colored, composed of diverse parts
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mottle
Definition
to make with spots
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multifaceted
Definition
having many parts, many-sided
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multifarious
Definition
diverse
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mundane
Definition
wordly, commonplace
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munificent
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generous
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munitions
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ammunition
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mutability
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changeability
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myotopic
Definition
near-sighted
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myriad
Definition
immense number, multitude
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