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Question 1

lugubrious

Answer 1

D. mournful

Question 2

luminary

\ˈlü-mə-ˌner-ē\

Answer 2

D. a body that sheds light; a person who enlightens; any famous person

E. luminaries of the art world / awed by the vast number of luminaries in the night sky

Question 3

lurid

\ˈlu̇r-əd\

Answer 3

D. sensational

E. a lurid tale of violence and betrayal / the lurid lighting of a nightclub

Question 4

lustrous

Answer 4

D. reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle (soft)

E. the lustrous glow of an opal

Question 5

luxuriant

\läk-‘shər-rē-ənt\

Answer 5

D. lush; rich

E. an older man who still has a luxuriant head of hair

Question 6

macabre

\mə-ˈkäb\

Answer 6

D. gruesome; horrible

E. a macabre story of murder and madness

Question 7

macerate

\ˈma-sə-ˌrāt\

Answer 7

D. to soften by soaking; to break or tear into small pieces

E. garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur

Question 8

Machiavellian

\ˌma-kē-ə-ˈve-lē-ən\

Answer 8

D. suggesting the principles of conduct laid down by Machiavelli; specifically : marked by cunning, duplicity, or bad faith

E. yet another tale of a power-mad dictator with a Machiavellian plan to take over the world

Question 9

machination

\ˌma-kə-ˈnā-shən\

Answer 9

D. a secret ploy or scheme

E. incredibly complicated machinations to assassinate the president

Question 10

magnanimous

Answer 10

D. generous; not petty

Question 11

magnate

\ˈmag-ˌnāt\

Answer 11

D. an important person, often in a business

E. a studio magnate who had the biggest stars in Hollywood at his beck and call

Question 12

magniloquent

\mag-‘ni-lo-kwēnt\

Answer 12

D. lofty or pompous

E. magniloquent boasts

Question 13

maim

\ˈmām\

Answer 13

D. to disable or mutilate (a person)

E. The bomb killed 16 people and maimed several others.

Question 14

maladroit

\ˌma-lə-ˈdrȯit\

Answer 14

D. clumsy

E. The governor has been criticized for his maladroit handling of the budget crisis.

Question 15

malaise

\mə-ˈlāz\

Answer 15

D. a vague feeling of illness

E. The country’s current economic problems are symptoms of a deeper malaise.

Question 16

malcontent

\ˌmal-kən-ˈtent\

Answer 16

D. discontented

E. He complained so much that he got a reputation for being a malcontent.

Question 17

malediction

\ˌma-lə-ˈdik-shən\

Answer 17

D. a curse

E. the two old women began casting aspersions and heaping maledictions upon one another

Question 18

malefaction

\ˌma-lə-ˈfak-shən\

Answer 18

D. an evil deed

e. the town treasurer has been linked to the kickback scheme and other financial malefactions

Question 19

malevolent

\mə-ˈle-və-lənt\

Answer 19

D. wishing ill to others

E. the novel grossly oversimplified the conflict as a struggle between relentlessly malevolent villains on one side and faultless saints on the other

Question 20

malfeasance

\ˌmal-ˈfē-zən(t)s\

Answer 20

D. a wrongdoing

E. The investigation has uncovered evidence of corporate malfeasance.

Question 21

malicious

Answer 21

D. spiteful

Question 22

malign

\mə-ˈlīn\

Answer 22

D. to slander

E. both parties to the divorce showed a malign desire to make each other’s future life utterly miserable

Question 23

malignant

\mə-ˈlig-nənt\

Answer 23

D. evil; harmful

E.a highly malignant form of cancer

Question 24

malinger

\mə-ˈliŋ-gər\

Answer 24

D. to pretend to be ill to avoid doing sth

E. His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absences from work.

Question 25

malleable \ˈma-lē-ə-bəl

Answer 25

D. able to be hammered; pliable E. the cult leader took advantage of the malleable, compliant personalities of his followers

Question 26

mammoth \ˈma-məth\

Answer 26

D. enormous E. even as sport-utility vehicles go, that one is a mammoth

Question 27

manumission \ˌman-yə-ˈmi-shən\

Answer 27

D. liberation from slavery E. the official manumission of the slaves came after the Civil War

Question 28

mandatory \ˈman-də-ˌtȯr-ē\

Answer 28

D. required E. the tests are mandatory for all students wishing to graduate

Question 29

maniacal \mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl\

Answer 29

D. insane; raving E. the movie's villain was a just a clichéd axe-wielding nutcase with a maniacal laugh

Question 30

manifest \ˈma-nə-ˌfest\

Answer 30

D. apparent or evident E. His love for literature is manifest in his large library.

Question 31

manipulate

Answer 31

D. to work with the hands; to control by unfair means

Question 32

manumission \ˌman-yə-ˈmi-shən\

Answer 32

D. liberation from slavery E. the official manumission of the slaves came after the Civil War

Question 33

marauder \mə-ˈrȯder\

Answer 33

D. a raider E. just for kicks, bored teenagers marauded neighborhood houses while their owners were away

Question 34

maritime \ˈmer-ə-ˌtīm\

Answer 34

D. pertaining to the sea E. The country's maritime industry is an important part of its economy.

Question 35

martial

Answer 35

D. pertaining to war or military; warlike E. martial art / law

Question 36

martinet \ˌmär-t-ˈnet\

Answer 36

D. a strict disciplinarian; a very strict person who demands that other people obey orders or rules completely E. The prison's warden was a cruel martinet.

Question 37

masochist \'mä-sə-kist\

Answer 37

D. one who enjoys suffering E. Anyone who goes jogging for two hours a day must be a masochist! / Sadist & Masochist

Question 38

masticate \ˈmas-tə-ˌkāt\

Answer 38

D. to chew up E. The cows were masticating their food. / mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV

Question 39

maternal \mə-ˈtər-nəl\

Answer 39

D. pertaining to mother E. her maternal instincts told her that something was wrong

Question 40

matrix \ˈmā-triks\

Answer 40

D. a die or mold E. the complex social matrix in which people live their lives

Question 41

maudlin \'mäd-lin\

Answer 41

D. foolishly sentimental E. He became maudlin and started crying like a child.

Question 42

maunder \män-dər\

Answer 42

D. to act dreamily or vaguely E. maundered all over town on his day off

Question 43

mauve \mäv\

Answer 43

D. purple

Question 44

maverick \ˈmav-rik\

Answer 44

D. one who refuses to go along with his group E. there's always one maverick who has to go his own way

Question 45

mawkish \ˈmä-kish\

Answer 45

D. sickeningly sweet (of unpleasant taste) E. a mawkish plea for donations to the charity

Question 46

maxim \ˈmak-səm\

Answer 46

D. a principle or truth precisely stated; a saying E. it's a common maxim that “a watched pot never boils,” but that's not literally true