221-240 Flashcards
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Laud
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To sing the praises of; to extol; applaud
2
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Levity
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Lightness, frivolity, humor
3
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Loquacious
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Talkative, chatty
4
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Ludicrous
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Absurd, ridicules, laughable
5
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Lupine
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Wolf-like; ravenous; rapacious
6
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Lurid
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Melodramatic; sensational; shocking; gruesome
7
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Machination
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Scheming action or design
8
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Macrocosm
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The great world, universe
9
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Magnate
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A person of wealth, influence, power, or distinction, most often in business
10
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Malaise
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A feeling of discomfort or uneasiness
11
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Malinger
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To pretend incapacity or illness to avoid responsibility
12
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Mandate
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An authoritative command; the authorization to act, expressed by voters in an election
13
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Manifesto
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A public declaration of intentions, motives, or views, particularly political ones
14
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Marshal
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To organize for a purpose
15
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Maverick
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A rebel, a nonconformist
