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AcademicVocabulary11
Term | Definition |
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Malign (vt) | Slander, defame, vilify |
Malignant (adj) | Harmful; injurious; evil |
Malinger (vi) | Feign illness to avoid work; shirk |
Martinet (n) | Strict disciplinarian |
Maudlin (adj) | Overly sentimental |
Melange (n) | Mixture; medley |
Mellifluous (adj) | Sweet; smoothly flowing |
Mendacity (n) | Dishonesty; falsehood |
Mephistophelean (adj) | Devilish; crafty |
Mercurial (adj) | Swift; clever; volatile |
Meretricious (adj) | Gaudy; tawdry; falsely attractive |
Metamorphosis (n) | Transformation; change of form |
Meticulous (adj) | Precise; careful |
Militate (vi) | Have a negative effective against |
Misanthropist (n) | One who hates mankind |
Misogynist (n) | One who hates women |
Mitigate (vt) | Soften; make less severe |
Mollify (vt) | Appease; calm; pacify |
Mordant (adj) | Burning; pungent; caustic |
Mundane (adj) | Commonplace; ordinary |