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11th Grade
06/03/2014
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machination
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an evil design or plan
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macroscopic
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visible to the naked eye
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maelstrom
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whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind
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malapropism
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a word humorously misused
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malleable
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capable of being changed; easily shaped
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster
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masochist
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one who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering
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mendacious
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lying; false; deceitful
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meretricious
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attractive in a cheap, flashy way
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milieu
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environment, setting
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miscreant
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a vicious person
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nebulous
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hazy, vague, uncertain
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necromancy
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magic, especially that practiced by a witch
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neologism
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use of a new word; making up a new word or definition
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nihilism
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a total rejection of established laws
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