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GRE: Set 29
manifest (adj)-mnemonic
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01/22/2011
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manifest (adj)
 Definition
obvious
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manifold
 Definition
diverse, varied, comprised of many parts
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mannered
 Definition
artificial or stilted in character
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manumission
 Definition
release from slavery
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marginal
 Definition
barely sufficient
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martinet
 Definition
strict disciplinarian, one who rigidly follows rules
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matriculate
 Definition
to enroll as a member of a college or university
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matrilineal
 Definition
tracing ancestry through mother's line rather than father's
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maudlin
 Definition
overly sentimental
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maverick
 Definition
a person who resists adherence to a group
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mawkish
 Definition
sickeningly sentimental
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megalith
 Definition
huge stone used in prehistoric structures
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mendacious
 Definition
dishonest
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mendacity
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a lie, falsehood
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mendicant
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beggar
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mercurial
 Definition
quick, shrewd, and unpredictable
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meretricious
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gaudy, falsely attractive
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meritorious
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deserving reward or praise
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mettle
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courageousness; endurance
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militate
 Definition
to operate against, work against
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minatory
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menacing, threatening
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mirth
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frivolity, gaiety, laughter
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misanthrope
 Definition
person who hates human beings
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misapprehend
 Definition
to misunderstand, fail to discover
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miscreant
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one who behaves vriminally
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miserliness
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extreme stinginess
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misgiving
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apprehension, doubt, sense of foreboding
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missive
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note or letter
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mitigate
 Definition
to soften, or make milder
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mnemonic
 Definition
relating to memory; designed to assist memory
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