Book14 Flashcards
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crochet
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make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet
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knoll
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little round hill; hillock
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knotty
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intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot
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kudos
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honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement
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entourage
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group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround
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labile
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likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability
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laborious
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demanding much work or care; tedious
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labyrinth
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maze
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laceration
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torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound
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rip
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tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N.
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rag
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scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance
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lachrymose
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producing tears; tearful
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lackadaisical
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lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid
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halfhearted
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exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
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lackluster
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lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
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laconic
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brief and to the point; using few words; terse
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laggard
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slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler
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lag
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move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.
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straggle
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stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch
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lagoon
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shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs
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laity
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laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy
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layman
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man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional
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lament
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grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation
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lampoon
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ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution
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lancet
small surgical tool for making incisions
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lance
pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon
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languid
lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless
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languish
lose animation or strength
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languor
lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression
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lank
long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln
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lap
take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person
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larceny
theft; Ex. petit larceny
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larder
pantry; place where food is kept
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largess
generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
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lascivious
lustful
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lust
intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.
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lassitude
languor; weariness; listlessness
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latent
present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential
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lateral
of or coming from the side
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latitude
freedom from narrow limitations
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laud
praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise
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lavish
liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance
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lax
careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service
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leaven
add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens
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enliven
make lively or spirited; animate
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lechery
gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man
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lectern
reading desk or stand for a public speaker
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leery
(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious
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leeway
room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline
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margin
border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety
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marginal
of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability
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legacy
gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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legend
explanatory list of symbols on a map
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legerdemain
sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand
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leniency
mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment
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permissive
allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society
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leonine
like a lion
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lethal
deadly
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lethargic
drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity
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levee
earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise
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levitate
rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light
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levity
lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner
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levy
impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco
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lewd
lustful
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lexicographer
compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary
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lexicon
dictionary
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liability
drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)
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liaison
contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection
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libel
defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous
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libertine
debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou\'e; CF. free
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rou\'e
lecherous man
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libidinous
lustful
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libido
psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire
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libretto
text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book
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licentious
amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
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license
official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.
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lien
legal claim or right on a property
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ligneous
like wood
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lilliputian
extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels
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limber
flexible; supple; pliable; V.
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limbo
region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo
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abode
dwelling place; home
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abide
dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people.
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limn
draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?
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limpid
crystal clear
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lineage
descent; ancestry
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lineaments
features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line
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feature
distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent
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linger
loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.
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persist
continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent
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linguistic
pertaining to language
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lionize
treat (a person) as a celebrity
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liquidate
settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish
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list
tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)
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listless
lacking in spirit or energy; languid
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litany
supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words
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lithe
flexible; supple; CF. limber
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willowy
flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow
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litigation
lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate
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litotes
understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)''
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understate
state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate
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livid
lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry
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loath
reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.
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loathe
detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell
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lode
metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)
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lofty
very high
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loft
room or space under the roof; attic
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log
record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.
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loiter
hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
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loll
lounge about
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lounge
stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
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longevity
long life; long duration
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loom
appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth
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gallows
framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)
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noose
loop formed in a rope
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lope
gallop slowly
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loquacious
talkative; N. loquacity
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lout
clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?
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low
moo; make the sound of a cow
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lubricate
apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction
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lucid
easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity
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lucrative
profitable; producing wealth
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lucre
money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre
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filth
dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
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ludicrous
laughable; ridiculous; trifling
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lugubrious
mournful; sorrowful
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lull
moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby
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lumber
move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber
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lumen
unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
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luminary
celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)
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dignitary
person of high rank or position
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luminous
shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs
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lunar
pertaining to the moon
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lunatic
insane; Ex. lunatic asylum
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lurid
wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder
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lurk
stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
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slink
move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)
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luscious
pleasing to taste or smell; delicious
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luster
shine; gloss (of a polished surface)
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lustrous
shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair
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luxuriant
abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate
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macabre
gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death
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morgue
mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation
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cremate
incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium
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mace
ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon
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macerate
soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper
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Machiavellian
crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power
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machinations
evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate
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maculated
spotted; stained; CF. immaculate
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madrigal
pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments
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maelstrom
violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream
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magisterial
authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner
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magistrate
official with power to administer the law
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magnanimity
generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous
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magnate
person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
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magniloquent
boastful; pompous
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magnitude
greatness (in size or extent); extent
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maim
mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life
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mangle
tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies
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maladroit
clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling
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malady
illness
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malaise
uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
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malapropism
comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop
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malapropos
inappropriate; ADV.
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malcontent
person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented
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malediction
curse
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malefactor
evildoer; criminal
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maleficient
doing evil; N. maleficience
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malevolent
wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence
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malfeasance
wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
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malicious
hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite
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malign
speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence
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malignant
tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor
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malingerer
one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work
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malleable
(of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable
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malodorous
foul-smelling
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compost
mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost
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mammal
vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
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vertebrate
having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column
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suckle
give or take milk at the breast or udder
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nurse
suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone
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mammoth
gigantic; enormous
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manacle
restrain; handcuff; N.
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mandate
order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory
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mandatory
obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate
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mangy
shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance
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mange
skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair
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maniacal
raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm
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manifest
evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly
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manifestation
outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent
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pronounced
distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp
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manifesto
public declaration of principles; statement of policy
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manifold
many in number or kind; numerous; varied
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manipulate
operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative
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mannered
affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech
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mannerism
distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)
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manumit
emancipate; free from slavery or bondage
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marital
pertaining to marriage
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maritime
bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces
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marked
noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man
