101-120 Flashcards
Juxtaposition
The act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
Laconic
Terse in speech or writing
Languid
Sluggish from fatigue or weakness
Largess
The generous giving of lavish gifts
Latent
Hidden but capable of being exposed
Legerdemain
Deception, slight of hand
Licentious
Displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints
Limpid
Clear, transparent
Maelstrom
A destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects
Magnanimous
Noble, generous
Malediction
A curse
Malevolent
Wanting harm to befall others
Manifold
Diverse, varied
Maudlin
Weakly sentimental
Mawkish
Characterized by sick sentimentally
Mendacious
Having a lying false character
Mercurial
Characterized by rapid change or temperamentality
Modicum
A small amount of something
Morass
A wet swampy bog, figuratively something that traps and confuses
Jubilant
Extremely joyful, happy