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M — Meditation to Merriment (Part 11 of 12)

Meretricious, a.

    1. Of harlots.
    2. Libidinous, lustful.
    3. Deceitful (by false show), spurious, false, sham, make-believe, tawdry, showy, gaudy.

Merge, v. a. Immerse, immerge, submerge, sink, bury, lose, involve.

Merge, v. n. Be lost, be swallowed up, be sunk.

Meridian, n.

    1. Noon, noontide, mid-day, twelve o’clock.
    2. Summit, culmination, zenith, apex, climax.

Meridional, a.

    1. Southern.
    2. Southerly.
    3. Mid-day.

Merit, n.

    1. Desert, worth, worthiness.
    2. Excellence, credit, worth, goodness, worthiness.
    3. Reward deserved, that which is earned.
    4. [pl.] Claim, right.

Merit, v. a.

    1. Deserve, have a right to, be entitled to, earn.
    2. Deserve, incur.