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malediction |
The calling down of a curse or curses. |
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malefactor |
One who injures another. |
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maleficent |
Mischievous. |
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malevolence |
Ill will. |
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malevolent |
Wishing evil to others. |
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malign |
To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely. |
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malignant |
Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief. |
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malleable |
Pliant. |
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mallet |
A wooden hammer. |
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maltreat |
To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively. |
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man-trap |
A place or structure dangerous to human life. |
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mandate |
A command. |
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mandatory |
Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory. |
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mane |
The long hair growing upon and about the neck of certain animals, as the horse and the lion. |
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man-eater |
An animal that devours human beings. |
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maneuver |
To make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy. |
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mania |
Insanity. |
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maniac |
a person raving with madness. |
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manifesto |
A public declaration, making announcement, explanation or defense of intentions, or motives. |
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manlike |
Like a man. |
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manliness |
The qualities characteristic of a true man, as bravery, resolution, etc. |
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mannerism |
Constant or excessive adherence to one manner, style, or peculiarity, as of action or conduct. |
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manor |
The landed estate of a lord or nobleman. |
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mantel |
The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usual shelf above it. |
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mantle |
A cloak. |
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manufacturer |
A person engaged in manufacturing as a business. |
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manumission |
Emancipation. |
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manumit |
To set free from bondage. |
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marine |
Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea. |
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maritime |
Situated on or near the sea. |
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maroon |
To put ashore and abandon (a person) on a desolate coast or island. |
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martial |
Pertaining to war or military operations. |
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Martian |
Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet. |
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martyrdom |
Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle. |
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marvel |
To be astonished and perplexed because of (something). |
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masonry |
The art or work of constructing, as buildings, walls, etc., with regularly arranged stones. |
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masquerade |
A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be disguised. |
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massacre |
The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings. |
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massive |
Of considerable bulk and weight. |
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masterpiece |
A superior production. |
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mastery |
The attainment of superior skill. |
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material |
That of which anything is composed or may be constructed. |
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materialize |
To take perceptible or substantial form. |
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maternal |
Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood. |
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matinee |
An entertainment (especially theatrical) held in the daytime. |
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matricide |
The killing, especially the murdering, of one's mother. |
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matrimony |
The union of a man and a woman in marriage. |
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matrix |
That which contains and gives shape or form to anything. |
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matter of fact |
Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality. |
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maudlin |
Foolishly and tearfully affectionate. |
