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M's part 2
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Chemical Engineering
8th Grade
02/08/2012
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minutiae
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insiginificant details; trivia
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mire
 Definition
wet, swamy ground; to involve in difficulties
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mirsanthrope
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hater of mankind
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misapprehension
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a misunderstanding
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miscegenation
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mixure of races, especially through marriage
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mischance
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unluckin accident; bad luck
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miscreant
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a vicious person; a villaim
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misdemeanor
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a criminal offense less serious than a felony
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misgiving
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doubt; suspicion
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misnomer
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an error in listing hte name of a person
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misogamy
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hatred of marriage
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misogynist
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woman-hater
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missive
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letter
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mitigate
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to make less severe; to become milder
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mnemonic
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pertaining to memory
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modicum
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a small amount
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modish
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fashionable; stylish
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modulate
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to soften ; to tone down
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mogul
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powerful person
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molest
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to disturb; to bother
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mollify
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to pacify to calm
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molten
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melted
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momentous
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very important
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monarchy
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government by one ruler
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monastic
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pertaining to a monk; self-denying
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monetary
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pertaining to money
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monitor
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one who watches or warns
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monograph
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a paper, book etc. written about a single subject
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monolithic
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unyielding; unified
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moot
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doubtful; debatable
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moratorium
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delay; postponement
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mordant
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sarcastic; biting
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mores
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customs; traditions; morals
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moribund
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dying
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morose
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gloomy; ill-humored
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motif
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theme; central idea
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motley
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diverse; assorted; having different colors
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mottled
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spotted; blotched; streaked
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mountebank
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a phony; a fraud; a charlatan
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muddle
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to confuse; to mix up
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mulct
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to punish with a fine; to obtain money by extortion
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mull
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to study or think about
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multifarious
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varied ; having many parts
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mundane
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worldly
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munificent
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generous
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muse
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to think deeply
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muster
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to gather together
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mutinous
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rebellious
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myopic
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nearsighted; having a limited point of view
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myriad
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infinitely vast in number
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myrmidon
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an unquestioning follower
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