501-550 Flashcards
Irascible
[Adj] Quickly aroused to anger
Irate
[Adj] Feeling or showing extreme anger
Jeer
[Verb] Laugh at with contempt and derision
Jest
[Noun] Something that is said or done in order to be funny
Jocular
[Adj] Characterized by jokes and good humor
Jovial
[Adj] Full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Judicious
[Adj] Marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
Lackluster
[Adj] Not having brilliance or vitality
Laconic
[Adj] Brief and to the point; describing something using very few words
Laudable
[Adj] Worthy of high praise
Lavish
[Adj] Very generous
Lethargic
[Adj] Deficient in alertness or activity
Lethargy
[Noun] Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
Leviathan
[Noun] The largest or most massive thing of its kind
Libertine
[Adj] Having few moral principles and having sexual relationships with many people
[Noun] Someone who forms their own opinions and beliefs about religion
Limp
[Verb] Walk impeded by some physical injury
Literal
[Adj] Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
Loafer
[Noun] A person who is idle and does no work
Loll
[Verb] Be lazy or idle
Loquacious
[Adj] Having the habit of talking a lot
Lucid
[Adj] Transparently clear; easily understandable
Lucrative
[Adj] Producing a sizeable profit
Ludicrous
[Adj] Inviting ridicule
Lugubrious
[Adj] Excessively mournful
Lull
[Verb] Make calm or still
Luminous
[Adj] Softly bright or radiant
Lustrous
[Adj] Reflecting light; very shiny
Magnanimity
[Noun] Nobility and generosity of spirit
Malevolent
[Adj] Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
Malign
[Verb] Speak unfavorably about
Manifest
[Adj] Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment