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125-150 Flashcards

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To throw overboard or to get rid of things so as to achieve stability in a vessel or aircraft

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Jettison

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Affected by negative feelings or being prejudiced or biased

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Jaundiced

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Great happiness, merriness, and joy

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Jollity

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Something with great power and force that destroys everything in its path

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Juggernaut

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To put things side by side to compare them

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Juxtapose

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Someone who has the uncontrollable impulse to steal

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Kleptomaniac

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A villain, someone without decency or honor

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Knave

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The ominous sound of a bell or a signal of disaster

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Knell

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Brief with words, concise or something said with few words

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Laconic

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To lose vigor and vitality, to become weak

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Languish

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Sleight of hand, trickery, or manipulation

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Legerdemain

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One who writes or compiles a dictionary

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Lexicographer

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The words of an opera or similar musical composition

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Libretto

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Tiny, extremely small

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Lilliputian

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To treat a person as a celeb

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Lionize

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Deeply sad and gloomy in a depressed way

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Lugubrious

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A unit of measure for the flow of light

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Lumen

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To soften or break down into parts

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Macerate

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Secret plots or schemes, usually with evil intent

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Machinations

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A comical or embarrassing misuse of words

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Malapropism

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Wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public figure

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Malfeasance

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Able to be hammered, pounded, or pressed into shapes without breaking

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Malleable

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Overly emotional

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Maudlin

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Submissive, lacking initiatives; mild in nature

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Meek

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A fight involving several people, a chaotic battle or brawl

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Melee

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A person who lives by begging

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Mendicant

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