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Laud
To sing the praises of
To extol, applaud
Larceny
Robbery
Unlawful taking of another’s property
Stealing
Levity
Lightness, frivolity humor
Loquacious
Talkative, chatty
Ludicrous
Absurd, ridiculous, laughable
Lupine
Wolf like
Ravenous, rapacious
Lurid
Melodramatic, sensational, shocking
Gruesome
Machination
Scheming action or design
Macrocosam
The great world, universe
Magnate
A person of wealth, influence, power, distinction, most often in business
Malaise
A felling of discomfort and uneasiness
Malinger
To pretend incapacity or illness to avoid a responsibility
Mandate
An authoritative command
The authorization to act , expressed by voters in an election
Manifesto
Public declaration of intentions, motives, or views, particularly political ones
Marshal
To organize for a purpose