Word
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Definition
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mabble | to wrap up
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mabsoot | happy
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macadamize | to cover a road with small broken stones
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macarism | a beatitude; taking pleasure in another's joy
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macarize | to declare to be happy or blessed
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macaroni | nonsense; foolishness
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macaronic | muddled or mixed-up
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macerate | to steep or soak; to break up; to emaciate
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macerator | a person who fasts and becomes emaciated
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machair | low-lying sandy beach
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machairodont | sabre-toothed
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machicolation | space between corbels in a parapet
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machinule | tool used by surveyors to obtain right angle
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macies | atrophy
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macilent | lean; excessively thin
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mackinaw | heavy napped and felted wool cloth
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mackintosh | lightweight rubberized waterproof cotton
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macon | smoked salted mutton
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macrobian | long-lived
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macrobiote | long-lived organism
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macrocephalic | having an abnormally large head
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macrocephalous | having a large head
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macrocosm | large and complex structure considered as a whole
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macrography | viewing an object with the naked eye
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macrology | much talk with little to say; redundancy; pleonasm
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macromancy | divination using large objects
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macromania | delusion that objects are larger than natural size
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macron | straight line placed above vowel to indicate stress
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macrophobia | fear of prolonged waiting
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macropicide | killer of kangaroos
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macropodine | of, like or pertaining to kangaroos
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macropterous | having large wings or fins
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macroscian | one with a long shadow; one who inhabits polar regions
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macrotone | macron; straight line placed above vowel to indicate stress
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macrotous | big-eared
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macrural | having a long tail
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mactation | killing or slaughter of a sacrificial victim
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macular | spotted; patchy
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maculation | the act of spotting or staining
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maculomancy | divination using spots
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maculose | spotted
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madapollam | fine cotton cloth
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madarosis | loss of eyelashes or eyebrows
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madder | red dye made from brazil wood; a reddish or red-orange colour
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madefy | to moisten or make wet
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maderization | wine becoming rusty in colour and flat in taste
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madescent | growing damp
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madid | wet; dank
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madoline | vegetable slicer with adjustable blade
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madras | fine plain-woven cotton or silk
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maelid | apple-nymph
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maenadic | furious; bacchanalian
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maffick | to celebrate exuberantly and boisterously
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magadis | ancient bridged stringed instrument
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maggotorium | place where maggots are bred for sale to fishers
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magianism | teachings or philosophy of the magi
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magirics | art of cookery
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magisterial | in the manner of a teacher or magistrate
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magisterium | teaching function of the Catholic church
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magistral | of, like or pertaining to a master or teacher
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magistricide | killer of one's teacher
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magnality | wonderful or great thing
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magnanerie | art of raising silkworms
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magnetics | study of magnetism
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magnetograph | instrument for recording measurements of magnetic fields
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magnetometer | instrument for measuring intensity of magnetic fields
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magneton | unit of the quantized magnetic moment of a particle
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magnicaudate | having a long tail
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magnificat | canticle in praise of the Virgin Mary
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magniloquent | speaking in a grand or pompous style
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magomancy | divination by magic or sorcery
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magpiety | garrulousness
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mahout | one who rides or drives elephants
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maidan | open plain; open space near a town
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maieutic | bringing out latent thoughts; socratic
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maieutics | midwifery
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maillot | tights worn by a ballet dancer
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mainmast | sailing ship's principal mast
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mainour | stolen goods discovered on thief
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mainpernor | one who gives mainprise
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mainprise | surety for the appearance of a prisoner at trial
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mainsail | principal sail on a ship's mainmast
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mainsheet | rope by which mainsail is trimmed and secured
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mainstay | stay that extends from the main-top to the foot of the foremast
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majolica | elaborate glazed Italian pottery
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makaf | hyphen used to join words in Hebrew texts
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malabathrum | dried leaf used in ancient times to make perfumed ointments
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malacissation | act of making soft or supple
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malacoid | made of a soft or fleshy substance
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malacology | study of molluscs
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malacophilous | pollinated by snails
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malacophonous | soft-voiced
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malagma | emollient plaster
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malaguena | Spanish dance performed by a couple, similar to the fandango
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malapert | bold; forward; saucy
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malapropism | misapplication of words without mispronunciation
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malar | of, like or pertaining to the cheek
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malariology | study of malaria
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malarkey | humbug; nonsense
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malaxage | softening of clay by kneading it
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malaxate | to soften by kneading, rubbing or mixing with a liquid
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malbrouck | arboreal monkey of West Africa
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malchus | short cutting sword
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maledicent | cursing
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malefic | doing mischief; producing evil
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malfeasance | evil-doing; illegal activities
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malgrado | notwithstanding
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malgré | in spite of
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maliferous | harmful; unhealthy
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malinger | to feign sickness in order to avoid duty or work
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malism | the belief that the world is evil
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malison | a curse
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malleation | hammering; a hammer-mark or dent
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malleiform | shaped like a hammer
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mallophagous | eating wool or fleece
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malloseismic | suffering from frequent and severe earthquakes
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malm | calcareous loam used in making brick
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malmsey | sweet perfumed wine
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maltha | thick mineral pitch
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maltster | one who makes or deals in malt
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malvaceous | of, like or pertaining to the mallow family of plants
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malversation | corruption in office; corrupt administration; misconduct
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mambo | Cuban ballroom dance resembling the rumba or cha-cha
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mamelle | rounded hill
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mamelon | rounded hill or protuberance
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mammalogy | study of mammals
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mammer | to stammer; to waver; to be undecided
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mammetry | idolatry; idols collectively
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mammiferous | having breasts
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mammiform | shaped like a breast
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mammila | nipple
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mammiliform | shaped like a nipple
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mammock | scrap or shred; a broken piece
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mammogenic | promoting growth of the milk glands
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mammon | riches; the wealthy; the upper classes
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mammonism | devotion to pursuit of wealth
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mammose | shaped like a breast
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mammothrept | spoiled child
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mamzer | illegitimate child
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manal | of, like or pertaining to the hand
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mancipation | legal transfer by actual or symbolic sale
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manciple | steward of a college or monastery; purveyor
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mandament | command; order
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mandamus | writ instructing that an action should be performed
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mandarism | government with a large bureaucracy
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mandative | of, like or pertaining to commands or leadership
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mandibuliform | shaped like a mandible or jaw-bone
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mandorla | oval panel containing a work of art; elliptical halo around holy person
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mandrel | axle of a circular saw
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mandriarch | founder or leader of a monastic order
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manducate | to chew or eat
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mandylion | loose outer garment worn over armour
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manège | the art of horsemanship
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mangabey | long-tailed tropical African monkey
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manganiferous | bearing manganese
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mangonel | medieval war engine for throwing stones
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manicate | having a woolly growth that can be peeled off
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manicism | left-handedness
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maniform | having the shape of a hand
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maniple | clerical vestment worn on the left arm
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manometer | instrument for measuring pressure of a liquid or gas
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manqué | having had unfulfilled ambition; failing to achieve expectation
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manrope | rope used as a handrail on a ship
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mansionary | residence; mansions
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mansuetude | meekness; tameness; sweetness of temper
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mansworn | perjured
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mantelletta | knee-length sleeveless garment worn by Catholic cardinals and bishops
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mantic | of, like or pertaining to divination; prophetic; divinely inspired
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mantissa | decimal part of logarithm
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mantology | fortune-telling
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manubrial | shaped like a handle
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manubrium | any handle-like structure
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manuduction | careful guidance; leading by hand
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manumission | emancipation; freedom from slavery
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manurance | cultivation
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manustupration | masturbation
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manzello | variant form of soprano saxophone
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mappemond | map of the world
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maquette | small model of something to be made on a larger scale
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maquis | guerrilla resistance force
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marabout | thin downy silk
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maraging | process by which alloy is slowly cooled in the air
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marah | bitterness; something bitter
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marasmus | wasting away of the body; emaciation due to malnutrition
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marc | refuse from winemaking
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marcella | cotton or linen in twill weave
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marcescent | withering without falling off
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marchpane | old name for marzipan
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marcidity | state of great leanness
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marcottage | propagation of trees by stripping ring of bark and covering with moss
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maremma | marsh; miasma
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margaric | pearl-like
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margaritiferous | pearl-bearing
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margaritomancy | divination using pearls
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maricolous | living in the sea
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mariculture | cultivation of aquatic flora and fauna
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marigenous | produced by or in the sea
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marigraph | instrument for recording tide levels
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marimbaphone | marimba with steel keys
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Mariolatry | worship of the virgin mother
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Mariology | study of the Virgin Mary
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maritage | right of feudal lord to arrange marriages of vassals
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mariticide | killing or killer of one's husband
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maritodespotism | ruthless domination by a husband
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marivaudage | preciosity in literary style or expression
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markhor | reddish-grey central Asian wild goat
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marl | clay used as fertilizer
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marline | small rope wound about larger rope to keep it from fraying
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marmarosis | conversion of limestone into marble
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marmoreal | of or like marble
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marocain | ribbed crepe fabric
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marquetry | furniture inlaid with multicoloured wood, ivory, or metal
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marquisette | sheer meshed cloth
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marrano | Jew converted to Christianity to avoid persecution
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marry | expression of surprised agreement
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martello | circular fort for coastal defence
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martext | ignorant preacher
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martinet | a strict disciplinarian; one who adheres to rules
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martingale | lower stay of rope used to sustain strain of the forestays
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martingale | strap between horse's forelegs to keep its head down
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martlet | heraldic representation of a bird without feet
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martyrium | shrine erected in memory of a martyr
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martyrolatry | excessive devotion to martyrs
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martyrology | study of martyrs
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marver | marble or iron slab on which molten glass is rolled
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mascaron | grotesque face on a door-knocker
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maschalephidrosis | massive sweating of the armpits
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mascle | diamond-shaped plate or scale
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mascon | concentration of dense mass beneath the moon's surface
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maskirovka | use of deception or camouflage as military stratagem
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masseter | muscle used to move the lower jaw
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masterate | degree or title of a master
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masticate | to chew; to knead mechanically
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mastigophorous | bearing a whip
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mastoid | like a nipple or teat
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mastology | study of mammals
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matachin | Spanish ritualised sword-dance or battle dance
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matelassé | having a quilted ornamentation; fabric with raised pattern as if quilted
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materialism | belief that matter is the only extant substance
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materteral | of or resembling an aunt
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mathemancy | divination by counting
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mathematicaster | minor or inferior mathematician
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mathematicism | belief that everything is expressible in mathematical terms
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mathesis | mental discipline; learning or wisdom
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matinal | of, like or pertaining to the morning
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matins | prayer service held in early morning hours
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matrass | long-necked chemical flask
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matrical | of, like or pertaining to a womb or a matrix
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matricular | of, like or pertaining to a register
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matriherital | of, like or pertaining to inheritance along the female line
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matriotism | love for country or other institution when regarded as a mother
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matripotestal | of, like or pertaining to the power of mothers
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matroclinic | more like the mother than the father
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matryoshka | Russian hollow wooden doll
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mattery | purulent
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mattock | pickaxe for loosening soil
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mattoid | person on borderline between sanity and insanity
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maturescent | becoming mature
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matutinal | of, like or pertaining to the morning; happening early in the day
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matutolypea | getting up on the wrong side of the bed
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maudlin | tearfully sentimental
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maugre | in spite of; notwithstanding
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maulstick | stick used by painters to steady the hand
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maunder | to grumble; to drivel; to mutter
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maundy | custom of sovereign washing feet of poor or giving alms
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mavrodaphne | sweet dark red Greek wine
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maxillary | of, like or pertaining to a jaw
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maximalism | uncompromising adherence to extreme demands
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maxixe | Brazilian ballroom dance resembling the two-step
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maxwell | unit of magnetic flux
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maya | illusion; the world of phenomena
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mayhap | perhaps
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mazarine | rich blue or reddish-blue colour
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mazer | hardwood drinking bowl
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mazocacothesis | abnormal position of the placenta
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mazology | mammalogy; study of mammals
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mazopathia | any disease of the placenta
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mazurka | Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure
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mazut | petroleum residue after distillation
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mazy | dizzy; confused; labyrinthine; convoluted
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mazzard | wild sweet cherry
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mazzebah | ancient Jewish sacred stone pillar
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mbalax | West African popular music
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mbaqanga | jazz-influenced southern African popular music style
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mbira | African musical instrument made of a hollow resonator and metal vibrating strips
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meable | easily penetrable
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meatus | opening of a passage or canal
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mecate | old Mexican measure of about one-tenth of an acre
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mechanism | belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces
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mechanography | mechanical reproduction of art
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mechanolatry | worship of machines
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mechanomorphic | having the form of a machine
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mecometer | instrument for measuring length
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meconium | first feces of a newborn child
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meconology | study of or treatise concerning opium
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meconomancy | divination using sleep
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meconophagist | consumer of opium or heroin
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mediagenic | able to present a good image in the media
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medianic | of, like or pertaining to spiritualists, mediums or prophets
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medicament | externally applied curative treatment
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medicaster | quack; charlatan
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meditabund | absorbed in meditation
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medius | the middle finger
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medullary | consisting of or resembling marrow or pith
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medusiform | resembling a jellyfish
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meedless | undeserving; unrewarded
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meerkat | small long-tailed African ground squirrel or mongoose
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meet | fitting; proper
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megacerine | extinct giant deer
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megachiropteran | of, like or pertaining to fruit bats
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megalith | large rough stone used as a monument
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megalography | artistic depiction of legendary or significant events
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megameter | instrument for determining longitude by observing stars
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megaprosopous | having a large face
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megascope | instrument for projecting an enlarged image
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megascopic | visible to the naked eye
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megathermic | surviving only in tropical climates
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megistotherm | plant requiring very high temperatures
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megrim | dizziness; migraine; low spirits
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mehari | camel used for racing
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meiosis | understatement of size or importance for rhetorical effect
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mekometer | range-finder
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mel | honey
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melalgia | pain in the limbs
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melanic | black; very dark
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melaniferous | containing or bearing melanin
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melano | abnormally dark person or animal
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melanochroic | dark-skinned
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melasma | dark patch of skin
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meldometer | instrument for measuring melting points of substances
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meleagrine | of, like or pertaining to turkeys
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melic | to be sung; lyric
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melichrous | having a honey-like colour
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meline | canary-yellow
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meliorism | the belief the world tends to become better
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meliphagous | feeding upon honey
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melisma | tune; melodic embellishment; ornamentation
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melismatic | florid in melody
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melittology | study of bees
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mellaginous | of, like or pertaining to or resembling honey
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melliferous | producing or forming honey
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mellification | honey-making
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melliloquent | speaking harmoniously or sweetly
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mellisonant | sweet-sounding
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mellivorous | honey-eating
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melodikon | keyboard instrument that brings tuning forks in contact with rotating cone
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melologue | recitation with musical accompaniment
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melomania | craze for music
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melopepon | any of various kinds of squash
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melopoeia | composition of music
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melton | strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth
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membral | of, like or pertaining to the limbs rather than the trunk
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memoriter | from memory; by heart
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memoriter | from memory
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menald | speckled; spotted
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menarche | first menstruation
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mendaciloquence | lying speech
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mendacity | insincerity; inclination to tell falsehoods
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mendicant | member of impoverished religious order
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menisciform | shaped like a crescent
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meniscus | crescent-shaped object; concave lens
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menology | register or calendar of saints' days
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mensal | of, like or pertaining to the dinner-table; monthly
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menstruum | solvent used in the preparation of drugs
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mensuration | measuring to find the dimensions of things
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mental | of, like or pertaining to the chin
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mentalism | belief that the world can be explained as aspect of the mind
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mentatiferous | telepathic
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mentation | thought; cogitation; cognition
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menticide | reduction of mind by psychological pressure
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mentonniere | armour covering the chin, neck, and lower part of the face
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mentum | the chin
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mephitic | foul-smelling
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meracious | pure; unmixed
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mercedary | pertaining to the giving or receiving of wages
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mercer | dealer in small wares or textiles
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mercurial | volatile; fluctuating
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merdivorous | dung-eating
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merdurinous | composed of urine and feces
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merengue | Caribbean ballroom dance in which feet are frequently dragged
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mereology | study of part-whole relationships
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meretricious | of, like or pertaining to prostitution; superficially attractive but lacking value
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merino | soft wool of the merino sheep; any soft merino-like wool or wool and cotton cloth
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merism | rhetorical device of contrasting two parts of a whole
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meristic | divided into parts or segments
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meritocracy | government by the meritorious
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merkin | pubic wig
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merlon | narrow wall in battlement between embrasures
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merocracy | government by a part of the citizenry
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merogenesis | segmentation
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meromorphic | fractional
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meronym | word whose relation to another is a part to the whole
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meropia | partial blindness
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mersion | dipping; as in baptism
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merycism | rumination
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mesail | movable visor of a helmet
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mésalliance | unsuitable marriage
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meseems | it seems to me
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mesial | middle
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mesic | adapted to life with a moderate supply of moisture
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mesnalty | feudal estate
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mesochroic | having skin colour intermediate between light and dark
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mesocracy | government by the middle classes
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mesology | ecology
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mesotherm | plant living only in moderate climates
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mesozeugma | placement of a word referring to two different clauses between them
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mesquin | mean; ungracious
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messaline | soft lightweight silk with a satin weave
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messianism | belief in a single messiah or saviour
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messuage | house with land and auxiliary buildings
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metabasis | transition; transfer; in rhetoric, movement from one topic to another
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metabiosis | reliance of an organism on another for environment
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metachronism | an error of dating an event too late
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metachrosis | ability of animals to change colour
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metage | official weighing of goods; charge for such weighing
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metagnomy | divination
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metagnostic | incomprehensible; beyond understanding
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metagraphy | transliteration
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metagrobolize | to mystify; to puzzle out
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metalepsis | metonymy of a double or indirect kind
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metalliferous | bearing metal
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metallogenic | metal occurring as an ore as opposed to in rocks
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metallogeny | study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits
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metallography | study of the structure and constitution of metals
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metallophone | instrument like the xylophone but with metal bars
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metallurgy | study of alloying and treating metals
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metameric | of, like or pertaining to serial division or segmentation of body
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metanalysis | incorrect placement of 'n' at start of word following a nindefinite article
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metanoia | repentance; fundamental change in character
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metanomen | metaphorical name
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metaphony | umlaut; change in vöwel sound due to nearby consonant
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metaphrase | turning of prose into verse or vice versa
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metaphrast | one who produces a metaphrase
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metaphysics | study of principles of nature and thought
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metaphysis | change in form; metamorphosis
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metaplasm | alteration in spelling of a word by adding, removing, or transposing letters
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metapolitics | study of politics in theory or abstract
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metapsychology | study of nature of the mind
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metastasis | removal from one place to another; rapid transition in argument
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metasthenic | having strong haunches or hindquarters
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metastrophe | mutual exchange
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metathesis | transposition of sounds or letters of a word
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métayage | system of agricultural labour with share of produce as wages
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metempirical | beyond the scope of knowledge
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metempsychosis | passing of soul after death into another body
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metemptosis | omission of day from calendar to correct lunar calendar
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metensomatosis | movement of soul into new body before or after death
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meteorism | abdominal cramps and swelling due to flatulence
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meteoritics | the study of meteors
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meteorograph | instrument recording a variety of meteorological observations
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meteorography | written description of weather
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meteoromancy | divination by studying meteors
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methanometer | instrument for detecting presence of methane
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metheglin | mead; honey ale
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methinks | I believe; I think
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methomania | morbid craving for alcohol
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methysis | drunkenness
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métier | profession, occupation, calling or business
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metonymy | figurative use of word to name an attribute of its subject
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metope | front, forehead or frontal surface
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metopic | of, like or pertaining to the forehead
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metopomancy | divination using the forehead or face
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metoposcopy | fortune-telling or judgement of character by the lines of the forehead
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metrics | study of versification
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metrocracy | government by mothers or women; matriarchy
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metrology | science of weights and measures
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metromania | insatiable desire for writing verse
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metronymy | system of naming after the mother's or female line
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metrophobia | fear of poetry
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metropolitan | archbishop holding authority over other bishops
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meuse | space through which animal track passes
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mew | to shed, moult or change
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mewling | crying feebly
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mezzotint | method of copper engraving with even gradation of tones
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mho | unit of electrical conductance
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miasma | foul vapours from rotting matter; unwholesome air
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micaceous | consisting of or made of mica
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micrander | dwarf male plant
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microanatomy | study of microscopic tissues
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microbarograph | instrument for recording minute changes in atmospheric pressure
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microbiology | study of microscopic organisms
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microcalorimeter | instrument for measuring tiny quantities of heat
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microcephalic | having a very small head
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microclimatology | study of local climates
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micrograph | instrument used to write on a very small scale
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micrography | description of objects observed under a microscope
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microlith | very small stone tool
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micrology | study or discussion of trivialities
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micromancy | divination using small objects
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micromania | pathological self-deprecation or belief that one is very small
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micrometer | instrument for measuring very small distances
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microminiaturization | extreme miniaturization used in making electronic components
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micronometer | instrument for measuring short periods of time
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micropalaeontology | study of microscopic fossils
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microphagous | feeding on small creatures or plants
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microphyllous | having small leaves
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microphytology | study of very small plant life
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micropodal | having extremely small feet
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micropolis | small city
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micropsia | disease causing objects to appear smaller than actual size
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micropyle | microscopic orifice
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microscopy | study of minute objects
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microseismograph | instrument for recording small or distant earthquakes
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microseismometer | instrument for measuring small or distant earthquakes
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microsomatous | having a small body
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microtome | instrument used to cut very small sections of something
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micrurgy | dissection under magnification or under a microscope
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micturition | the act of urinating
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mida | larva of the bean-fly
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midinette | shop-girl
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midlenting | custom of giving gifts to parents on mid-Lent Sunday
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mien | air or look; manner
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mignon | small and dainty
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migraineur | one who suffers from migraines
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mil | unit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire
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mileometer | instrument for recording distance travelled in miles
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miliary | like or concerning millet seeds
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militaster | soldier without skill or ability
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milleflori | glassware made of coloured rods embedded in clear glass
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millenarianism | belief that an ideal society will be produced in the near future
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millesimal | thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts
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milliad | millennium; period of a thousand years
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milliammeter | instrument for recording very small electrical currents
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millionocracy | government by millionaires
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millocracy | government by mill owners
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milquetoast | very timid; unassertive person
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milt | fish spawn
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milvine | of, like or pertaining to kites and similar birds
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mim | prim, demure
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mimature | mimicry
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mimesis | rhetorical imitation of another's words or mannerisms
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mimetic | imitative; of, like or pertaining to mimicry
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mimography | written representation of signs
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minacious | threatening
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minargent | alloy of copper, silver and aluminum
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minatory | threatening
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minauderie | display of affectation
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mineralography | study and description of minerals
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mineralogy | study of minerals
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miniaceous | colour of reddish lead
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miniate | to decorate with rubrics; to illuminate a manuscript
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miniaturist | one who paints miniature pictures
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minify | to diminish, in appearance or reality
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minim | unit of liquid volume equal to 1/480 fluid ounces
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minimifidian | having the smallest possible degree of faith
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minimism | inclination to reduce a dogma to the least possible
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minimuscular | tiny
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minium | vermilion; red lead
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miniver | ermine in winter coat; ermine or squirrel fur
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minnesinger | medieval troubadour or poet
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minster | church associated with a monastery
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minuend | number from which another is to be subtracted
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minuet | slow and stately Baroque dance in 3/4 time
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minutious | paying undue attention to minutiae
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miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil of the eye
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miothermic | of, like or pertaining to temperature conditions of the present day
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mirabilia | wonders
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mirabiliary | miracle worker
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mirador | belvedere or watchtower; architectural feature with good view
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mird | to meddle
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mirific | wonder-working; marvellous
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mirliton | reed pipe
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misacceptation | misinterpretation
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misandry | hatred of men
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misaunter | misadventure or mishap
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misbeseem | to be unsuited or unsuitable to
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miscegene | person of mixed racial heritage
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miscellanarian | writer of miscellanies
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misericord | ledge in church to lean against while standing; forgiveness or mercy
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misfeasance | doing of a lawful act in a wrongful manner
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mislight | to lead astray by a light
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misocainea | hatred of new ideas
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misocapnic | hating tobacco or its smoke
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misoclere | one who hates the clergy
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misogallic | hating France or the French
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misology | hatred of reason or knowledge
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misoneism | hatred of novelty
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misopaedia | hatred of children
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misosophy | hatred of knowledge or wisdom
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misotheism | hatred of God or deities
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misprise | to scorn; to slight; to undervalue
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misprision | mistake; overlooking of a crime of another
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missal | book containing complete service for mass
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mistetch | bad habit
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mistigris | variation of poker where blank card can have any value
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misyoke | to yoke or marry unsuitably
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miter | high headdress worn by bishop or archbishop
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mithridate | antidote to poison
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mithridatism | immunity to poison by taking increasingly large doses
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miticide | agent which kills mites
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mitogenic | causing cell division
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mitrailleur | machine-gunner
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mitrate | shaped like a mitre or bonnet
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mitriform | mitre-shaped
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mittimus | warrant granted for sending a charged person to jail
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mixen | dunghill
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mixotrophic | combining different modes of nutrition
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mizmaze | labyrinth; bewilderment
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mizzen | three-masted vessel; aft sail of such a vessel
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mizzenmast | mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship
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mizzle | to rain in small drops
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mnemon | unit of memory, largely hypothetical
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mnemonist | one from whose memory nothing is erased
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mnemotechny | system for improving memory
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mnesic | of, like or pertaining to memory
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mobilism | belief that nothing is fixed
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mobocracy | government by mobs or crowds
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mockado | inferior quality woollen fabric
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modalism | belief that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three modes of a single entity
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modena | crimson
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modillion | ornamental bracket under Corinthian or other column
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modish | fashionable; stylish
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modiste | a maker or seller of fashionable dresses and hats
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modius | cylindrical headdress of the gods
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modulo | taking into account
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modulus | number leaving same remainder when divided into two others
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mofette | volcanic opening in the earth emitting carbon dioxide
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mofussil | provincial; rural
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mogadore | ribbed silk used in making neckties
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mogigraphia | writing only with difficulty
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mogigraphy | cramped writing; writer's cramp
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mogilalia | speaking only with difficulty
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mohair | fabric made from silky hair of angora goats
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moilsome | laborious
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moineau | small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built
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moire | watered silk
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moiré | watered appearance on cloth or metal
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moirologist | mourner for hire
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molariform | shaped like a molar
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molendinar | of, like or pertaining to a mill or miller
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molendinary | mill
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moleskin | heavy durable cotton
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molimen | great effort, especially in performing natural functions
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molimo | wooden trumpet used by Mbuti pygmies
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molinary | of, like or pertaining to mills or grinding
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molinology | study of mills and milling
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mollescent | softening
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mollipilose | downy; soft; having soft plumage
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mollities | softness; softening
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mollitious | luxurious; sensuous
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molluscicide | killing of mollusks
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mollycoddle | an effeminate man
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molo | two or three-stringed lute of West Africa
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molochize | to sacrifice
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molossus | verse foot of three long syllables
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molybdosis | lead poisoning
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momentaneous | momentary; instantaneous
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momilogy | study of mummies
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Momus | satirist; critic
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mon | Japanese family crest
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monachise | to cause to become a monk
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monachism | monasticism
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monadism | theory that there exist ultimate units of being
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monandry | marriage to only one man at a time
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monanthous | having only a single flower
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monaxial | having only one axis
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mondain | worldly; fashionable; such a person
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monepic | comprising only one word or single-word sentences
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monergism | theory that the Holy Spirit alone can act
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moneyocracy | government by the monied classes
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mongery | trafficking or marketing, especially in discreditable ways
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monial | a nun
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moniliform | shaped like a string of beads
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monism | belief that all things can be placed in one category
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monition | caution; warning
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monitory | letter containing a warning
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monkery | monks in general; monasticism; behaviour of monks
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monoblepsia | colour-blindness for all but one colour
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monocarpic | producing fruit only once
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monocerous | having only one horn
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monochord | musical instrument having only one string
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monochroic | of one colour
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monochromasy | complete colour-blindness
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monochronic | contemporaneous
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monocracy | government by one individual
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monoculture | growing of one agricultural crop only
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monoculus | one-eyed person
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monodont | one-tusked
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monodrama | one-man show; play having only one actor
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monody | mournful ode or poem performed by a single mourner
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monoecious | having both male and female reproductive organs
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monogenesis | origin of offspring from identical parent
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monogoneutic | having only a single brood or litter
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monogony | asexual reproduction
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monoideism | obsession or fixation on a single idea or thought
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monolatry | worship of one god without excluding belief in others
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monoliteral | comprising only one letter
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monolith | large single stone in form of monument, obelisk or column
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monology | habit of offering soliloquies or monologues
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monomachy | single combat; a duel
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monomania | abnormal obsession with a single thought or idea
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monomorphic | having only one form
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monoousian | having the same substance
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monophagous | feeding on only one type of food
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monophobia | fear of being alone
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monophylletic | derived from common ancestry or parentage
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monophysitism | belief that Christ was primarily divine but in human form
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monopode | one-footed person with foot large enough to be a sunshade
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monopolylogue | dramatic work in which one actor plays many roles
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monopsony | case of only one buyer for products of several sellers
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monopsychism | belief that individuals have a single eternal soul
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monopteron | circular temple with one ring of columns
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monoptote | word with one form for all cases; indeclinable noun
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monorhyme | series of lines all rhyming together
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monoschemic | having the same metrical pattern throughout
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monostichous | in one line; in one row
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monostrophe | poem in which all stanzas share an identical structure
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monostylar | consisting of a single shaft
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monosy | separation of parts normally fused
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monotheism | belief in only one God
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monotheletism | belief that Christ had only one will
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monothelious | polyandrous
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monotroch | wheelbarrow
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monoxylon | canoe made from one log
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monstrance | vessel used to expose the Eucharist
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monstricide | killing of a monster
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montane | mountainous; mountain-dwelling
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montant | vertical member in panelling or framing
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montero | huntsman
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montgolfier | balloon using fire for propulsion
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monticle | a little hill
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monticolous | mountain-dwelling
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montiform | shaped like a mountain
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montre | visible pipes of an organ
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monture | mounting, setting or frame
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mooncalf | false conception or fleshy mass in the womb
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moonraker | topmost sail of a ship, above the skyscraper
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moorlog | deposit of decayed woody material under a marsh
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moot | meeting; gathering; meeting-hall
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mopsical | short-sighted
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moquette | thick piled fabric used in upholstery and carpeting
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mor | humus layer formed by slow decomposition in acidic soil
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mora | delay
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morassic | of, like or pertaining to a morass
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morbidezza | an extreme delicacy and softness
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morbiferous | disease-bringing
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morbilli | measles
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morbilliform | like or resembling measles
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morbus | disease
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morcellate | to divide into small portions
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mordacious | given to biting; biting in quality
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mordant | biting; caustic; incisive; corrosive
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mordent | rapidly alternating a tone with one half-tone lower; reverse trill
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moreen | stout corded wool or cotton
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morel | dark-coloured horse; blackish colour
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moresco | a Moorish dance or morris-dance
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morgan | unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome
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morganatic | of, like or pertaining to a marriage between those of unequal rank
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morganise | to secretly do away with
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morgen | unit of land area slightly more than two acres
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morgue | haughtiness; arrogance
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moria | folly
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morient | dying
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moriform | shaped like a mulberry
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morigeration | deferential behaviour
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morigerous | obsequious or deferent
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morion | open helmet without visor
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morioplasty | restoration of lost parts of the body
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morkin | animal that has died by accident
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morling | sheep dead from disease; its wool
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mormal | inflamed sore
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morne | dismal; gloomy; sombre
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morology | nonsense
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morosis | pathological feeble-mindedness
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morosophy | foolish pretence of wisdom
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morphallaxis | regeneration in a changed form
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morphean | of, like or pertaining to dreams
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morphew | skin eruption
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morphinomania | habitual craving or desire for morphine
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morphogenesis | origin or development of a body part or organ
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morphography | scientific description of external form
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morphology | study of forms and the development of structures
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morphometry | measurement of form or shape
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morphonomy | laws governing biological morphology
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morphotic | of, like or pertaining to formation or development
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morris | vigorous English dance performed by costumed men
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morro | rounded hill or headland
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morsal | of, like or pertaining to the cutting edge of a knife
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morse | walrus
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morsitation | act of biting or gnawing
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morsure | a bite
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mortalism | belief that the soul is mortal
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mortiferous | death-bringing; fatal
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mortise | hole or recess made in wood to receive a tenon
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mortmain | restrictive influence of the past on the present
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moschate | having a musky odour
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moschiferous | producing musk
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moslings | thin strips taken off when dressing skins
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motable | constantly moving
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motatory | continually moving
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motiferous | conveying motion
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motile | capable of moving spontaneously as a whole
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motograph | old telegraph or telephone receiver
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moton | armour for the armpit
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motrix | female motor
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motte | artificial mound upon which a castle is built
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mottle | to variegate blotchily
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moucharaby | projecting latticed window
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mouchard | police spy
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mouillé | sounded in a liquid manner; palatized
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mouldwarp | mole
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moulin | shaft in a glacier caused by water running down a crack
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moulinet | machine for bending a crossbow
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mountenance | amount; distance
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mournival | set of four things
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mousseline | fine sheer fabric
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mousseline | very fine glassware
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mouton | sheepskin processed to look like the fur of another animal
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movent | moving; capable of causing motion
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mow | to make a grimace
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moya | volcanic mud
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moyenant | by means of; on condition that
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mozzetta | short cape with ornamental hood worn by Catholic prelates
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mucago | mucus; mucilage
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mucedinous | mouldy; mildewy
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muchity | great size or bulk
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mucid | mouldy; musty
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muciferous | conveying or secreting mucus
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mucilage | any sticky substance
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mucivorous | feeding on plant juices
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mucopurulent | of mucus and pus
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mucorrhoea | discharge of mucus
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mucronate | terminating in a sharp point
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mucrone | stiff sharp point forming an abrupt end
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mucroniform | like, having or resembling a sharp point
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muculent | like mucus
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muffineer | dish for keeping muffins hot
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mugient | bellowing; braying
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mugwump | one who is neutral politically
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mulciberian | of, like or pertaining to metalworking
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mulct | to swindle; to obtain by fraud
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mulctuary | punishable by a fine
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muleteer | mule-driver
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muliebrile | womanly; feminine
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muliebrity | womanhood
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mulism | obstinate quirk or habit
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mull | soft fine sheer cotton or silk fabric
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mull | to moisten leather to make it more supple
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muller | flat heavy stone or iron pulverizing tool
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mullet | five-pointed star in heraldry; ridiculous hairstyle
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mulley | hornless
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mulligrubs | a despondent or ill-tempered mood
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mullion | upright division between window panes
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mullock | waste earth or rock from a mine
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mullock | nonsense; rubbish
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mulm | organic sediment at bottom of an aquarium
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mulse | boiled wine with honey
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multanimous | having a many-sided mind
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multarticulate | many-jointed
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multeity | manifoldness; very great numerousness
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multicapitate | many-headed
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multicipital | many-headed
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multifarious | having great diversity; manifold
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multifid | having many divisions
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multiflorous | many-flowered
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multilocation | appearance in many places simultaneously
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multiloculate | many-chambered
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multiloquence | talkativeness; use of many words
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multiparous | having given birth to multiple children
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multiplicative | indicating repetition or augmentation
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multipotent | having the power to do many things
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multiscience | knowledge of many things
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multisonant | producing many or very loud sounds
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multisulcate | many-furrowed
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multitarian | having many forms but one central essence
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multivious | leading in many directions; offering many different paths
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multivocal | having many meanings
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multivolent | having several differing opinions; disagreeing
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multivoltine | having several broods in one season
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multure | fee for grinding grain
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mumbo-jumbo | obscure nonsense
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mumpsimus | view stubbornly held even when shown to be wrong
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mundificative | a cleansing or purifying medicine
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mundify | to cleanse; to purify; to heal
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mundungus | foul-smelling tobacco
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mungo | shoddy cloth made from shredding old or waste woven material
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munificence | magnificent liberality in giving
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munify | to fortify
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muniment | means of defence; record fortifying or proving a claim
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munting | vertical framing piece between door panels
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muntjac | small tusked East Asian deer
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muonium | positively-charged muon attached to an electron
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murage | tax for the upkeep of walls
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murally | by means of walls; on or from a wall
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murcous | having the thumb cut off
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murdrum | killing of a human being in a secret manner
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murenger | official in charge of ensuring city walls are repaired
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muriated | pickled; preserved
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muriatic | briny
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muricate | rough or warty with sharp points
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muricide | killing or killer of mice or rats
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muriform | resembling a mouse or rat
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murine | of, like or pertaining to mice and rats
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muriphobia | fear of mice
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murrain | epidemic or plague affecting livestock
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murre | white-breasted North Atlantic seabird
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murrey | purplish-black
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murrhine | clear glassware containing pieces of coloured glass
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musal | of, like or pertaining to poetry or the Muses
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muscariform | shaped like a brush
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muscicapine | of, like or pertaining to flycatchers and related birds
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muscicide | substance for killing flies
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muscid | of, like or pertaining to house-flies
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muscoid | of, like or pertaining to mosses; moss-like
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muscology | the study of mosses
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museography | description of the contents of a museum
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museology | the study of museums
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musicaster | a mediocre musician
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musicography | art of writing music
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muslin | plain-woven fine cotton
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musomania | obsession with music
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musrol | nose-band of a bridle
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mussitate | to mutter
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mussitation | murmuring; grumbling
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mustelid | otters, badgers and weasels
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musteline | of, like or pertaining to weasels, martens and badgers
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musterdevillers | archaic mixed grey woollen cloth
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mutagenesis | origin or induction of mutation
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mutative | indicating a change of place or state
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mutchkin | old unit of liquid measurement equal to 3/4 of an imperial pint
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mutic | lacking normal defensive parts or organs
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mutivity | tendency to alter
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mutualism | belief in mutual dependence of society and the individual
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mvule | kind of African tree like a mulberry; hard wood of that tree
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myasthenia | muscular weakness or debility
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mycetism | fungus poisoning
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mycology | study of funguses
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mycophagous | eating fungus
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mycosis | disease due to the growth of a fungus
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mycteric | of, like or pertaining to the nostrils
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mycterism | sneering; rhetorical sarcasm or irony
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mydriasis | morbid dilatation of the pupil of the eye
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myelic | of, like or pertaining to the spinal cord
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myogenic | having a muscular origin
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myograph | instrument for recording muscular contractions
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myography | description of the muscles
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myology | study of muscles
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myomancy | divination from the movements of mice
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myophobia | fear of mice
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myosis | excessive contraction of the pupil of the eye
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myoxine | of, like or pertaining to dormice
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myriacanthous | having many prickles
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myriadth | being a one-ten-thousandth part of a whole
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myriarchy | government by ten thousand individuals
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myringa | eardrum
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myringoscope | instrument for viewing the eardrum
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myriorama | picture consisting of many interchangeable parts
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myristicivorous | feeding upon nutmegs
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myrmecoid | antlike
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myrmecology | study of ants
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myrmecophagid | of, like or pertaining to anteaters
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myrmecophagous | feeding on ants
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myrmecophilous | having a symbiotic relationship with ants
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myrmicine | of, like or pertaining to ants
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myrmidon | follower; hireling; mercenary
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myropologist | one who sells perfume
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myrtle | deep green
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mysophobia | fear of contamination or dirt
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mystacial | having a mustache-like stripe
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mystagogical | of, like or pertaining to religious ritual initiation
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mysteriosophy | system of knowledge concerning secrets and mysteries
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mythoclast | destroyer of myths
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mythogenesis | origin of myths
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mythography | descriptive study or representation of myths
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mythomania | lying or exaggerating to an abnormal extent
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mythopoeic | giving rise to myths
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