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loath (reluctant)
loathe (detest)
lodestar
lodgment
lodestone
logistics (n.)
logistic (adj.)
louver
luster
lyonnaise
M
madam
Mafia
maim
maize (corn)
maze (labyrinth)
maneuver
manifold
manikin (dwarf)
mannequin (model)
mantel (shelf)
mantle (cloak)
marbleize
marijuana
marshaled, -ing
marshaler
marveled, -ing
marvelous
material (goods)
materiel (military)
meager
medaled, -ing
medalist
medieval
metaled, -ing
metalize
meteorology (weather)
metrology (weights and measures)
meter
mil (11000 inch)
mill (11000 dollar)
mileage
miliary (tuberculosis)
milieu
milk cow
millenary (1,000)
millinery (hats)
millennium
minable
missilery
misspell
miter
moccasin
modeled, -ing
modeler
mold
mollusk
molt
moneys
monogramed, -ing
monologue
mortise
movable
mucilage
mucus (n.)
mucous (adj.)
Muslim
mustache
N
naphtha
Navajo
nazism
neophyte
niacin
nickel
niter
nonplused
northward
Novocain (trademark)
novocaine (anesthetic)
numskull
O
obbligato
obloquy
ocher
octet
offal
offense
omelet
ophthalmology
opossum
orangutan
orbited, -ing
ordinance (law)
ordnance (military)
organdy
overseas or oversea
P
pajamas
paleontology
paneled, -ing
paraffin
paralleled, -ing
parallelepiped
parceled, -ing
partisan
pastime
patrol, -led, -ling
peccadillo
pedant (n.)
pedantic (adj.)
peddler
penciled, -ing
pendant (n.)
pendent (u.m.)
percent
peremptory (decisive)
preemptory (preference)
perennial
periled, -ing
permittee
perquisite (privilege)
prerequisite (requirement)
personal (individual)
personnel (staff)
perspective (view)
prospective (expected)
petaled, -ing
pharaoh
pharmacopeia
phoenix
phlegm
phony
phosphorus (n.)
phosphorous (adj.)
photostated
pickax
picnicking
pipet
plaque
plastics (n.)
plastic (adj.)
pledger
pledgor (law)
plenitude
pliers
plow
poleax
pollination
pommeled, -ing
pontoon
porcelaneous
practice (n., v.)
precedence (priority)
precedents (usage)
prerogative
pretense
preventive