| Term | Definition |
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Mackinaw |
a heavy cloth or set or wool and other fibers often with a plaid design and usually heavily napped and felted |
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Majolica |
earthenware covered with an opaque tin glaze and decorated on the glaze before firing |
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Monger |
a dealer in a specific commodity |
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Mummers |
a performer in a pantomine |
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Malachite |
a green mineral that is a basic carbonate of copper used espicially for making ornamental objects |
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Megalomaniac |
a delusional mental disorder that is marked by feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur |
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Miscible |
capable of being mixed; mixing in any ratio without seperation of two phases |
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Mycophile |
a devotee of s; one whoose hobby is hunting wild edible s |
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Mollify |
to reduce in intensity |
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Nascent |
having recently come into exsistence |
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Natter |
idle talk or conversation |
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Nefarious |
fragrantly wicked or impious |
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Nocturnal |
active at night |
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Nomenclature |
a system or set of terms or symbols |
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Nominal |
(of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual value; minimal. |
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Nubbin |
a small unusual projecting part or bit |
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Paroxysm |
a sudden violent emotion or action |
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Predicate |
1) to found or derive 2) the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subject and that usually consists of a verb |
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PrĂȘt-a-porter |
ready to wear clothes |
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Penchant |
a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something |
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Perfidy |
an act or instance of disloyalty |
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Purveyor |
a person who purveys, provides, or supplies |
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Putrescent |
becoming putrid |
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Photovoltaic |
capable of producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy, especially light. |
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Plebiscite |
the vote by which the people of a political unit determine autonomy or affiliation with another country. |
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Nominative |
nominated or appointed by nomination |
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Nonsectarian |
not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination. |