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mirage	an illusion in which something is seen in the distance but is not really there. A mirage often occurs in the desert or on hot pavement, creating the illusion of water. A mirage is caused when light is reflected by air masses of different temperatures.
mirror	a smooth surface that reflects an image of whatever is in front of it. A mirror is usually made of glass with a coat of shiny metal on the back. [2 definitions]
mis-¹	a prefix that means bad or wrong.
misbehave	to act or behave badly.
miscalculate	to calculate or judge incorrectly.
miscellaneous	made up of many different kinds.
mischief	bad behavior that is often playful but can be annoying or dangerous to others. [2 definitions]
mischievous	tending to behave in an annoying or mildly harmful way. [2 definitions]
misconduct	wrong behavior; bad conduct.
miscount	to count incorrectly. [2 definitions]
miser	a greedy, stingy person who lives in a poor way in order to save money.
miserable	very unhappy; wretched. [3 definitions]
misery	a condition in which one is very unhappy or suffers very much. [2 definitions]
misfortune	an instance of something very bad or unlucky happening. [2 definitions]
misgiving	a feeling of worry, doubt, or fear.
misguided	led into making mistakes or doing the wrong thing.
mishap	an unlucky event; accident.
mislay	to put somewhere and forget where; lose.
mislead	to guide in a wrong direction. [2 definitions]
misplace	to put in a wrong place; lose.
misprint	a mistake in printing.

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