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10th Grade
05/17/2008

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magnanimous
Definition
generous in treating or judging others
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maize
Definition
corn, usually in the United States called simply corn, color yellow
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malevolent
Definition

wishing evil to others

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malleable
Definition
pliant
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maudlin
Definition
foolishly and tearfully affectionate
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mendacious
Definition
untrue
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mendicant
Definition
a beggar
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militant

Definition
of warlike or combative disposition or tendency
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minion
Definition
a servile favorite
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misanthropy

Definition
hatred of mankind
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misnomer
Definition
a name wrongly or mistakenly applied
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misogyny
Definition
hatred of women
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monomania
Definition
the unreasonable pursuit of one idea
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monstrosity
Definition
anything unnaturally huge or distorted
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moratorium
Definition
an emergency legislation authorizing a government to suspend some action temporarily
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mordacious
Definition
biting or giving to biting
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mundane
Definition
worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial
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necrosis
Definition
the death of part of the body
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nefarious
Definition
wicked in the extreme
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neophyte
Definition
having the character of a beginner
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nimble
Definition
light and quick in motion or action
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