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