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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

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small surgical tool for making incisions

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lance

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pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon

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languid

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lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless

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languish

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lose animation or strength

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languor

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lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression

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lank

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long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln

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lap

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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

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theft; Ex. petit larceny

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larder

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pantry; place where food is kept

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largess

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generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)

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lascivious

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lustful

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lust

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intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.

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lassitude

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languor; weariness; listlessness

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latent

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present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential

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lateral

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of or coming from the side

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latitude

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freedom from narrow limitations

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laud

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praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise

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lavish

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liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance

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lax

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careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service

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leaven

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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

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make lively or spirited; animate

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lechery

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gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man

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lectern

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reading desk or stand for a public speaker

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leery

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(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious

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leeway

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room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline

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margin

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border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety

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marginal

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of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability

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legacy

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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor

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legend

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explanatory list of symbols on a map

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legerdemain

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sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand

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leniency

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mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment

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permissive

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allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society

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leonine

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like a lion

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lethal

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deadly

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lethargic

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drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity

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levee

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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise

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levitate

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rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light

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levity

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lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner

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levy

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impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco

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lewd

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lustful

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lexicographer

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compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary

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lexicon

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dictionary

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liability

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drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)

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liaison

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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

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defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person’s character; V. ADJ. libelous

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libertine

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debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou'e; CF. free

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rou'e

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lecherous man

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libidinous

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lustful

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libido

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psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire

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libretto

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text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book

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licentious

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amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained

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license

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official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.

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lien

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legal claim or right on a property

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ligneous

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like wood

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lilliputian

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extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver’s Travels

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limber

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flexible; supple; pliable; V.

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limbo

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region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo

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abode

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dwelling place; home

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abide

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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

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draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?

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limpid

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crystal clear

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lineage

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descent; ancestry

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lineaments

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features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line

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feature

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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

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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

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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

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pertaining to language

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lionize

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treat (a person) as a celebrity

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liquidate

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settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish

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list

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tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)

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listless

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lacking in spirit or energy; languid

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litany

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supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words

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lithe

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flexible; supple; CF. limber

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willowy

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flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow

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litigation

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lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate

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litotes

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understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)’’

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understate

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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

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lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry

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loath

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reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.

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loathe

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detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell

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lode

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metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)

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lofty

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very high

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loft

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room or space under the roof; attic

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log

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record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.

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loiter

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hang about/around; stand idly about; linger

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loll

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lounge about

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lounge

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stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way

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longevity

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long life; long duration

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loom

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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

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framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)

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noose

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loop formed in a rope

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lope

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gallop slowly

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loquacious

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talkative; N. loquacity

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lout

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clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?

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low

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moo; make the sound of a cow

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lubricate

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apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction

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lucid

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easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity

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lucrative

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profitable; producing wealth

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lucre

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money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre

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filth

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dirty matter; ADJ. filthy

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ludicrous

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laughable; ridiculous; trifling

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lugubrious

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mournful; sorrowful

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lull

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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

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move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber

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lumen

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unit of light energy (one candle’s worth)

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luminary

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celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)

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dignitary

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person of high rank or position

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luminous

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shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs

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lunar

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pertaining to the moon

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lunatic

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insane; Ex. lunatic asylum

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lurid

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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder

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lurk

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stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived

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slink

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move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)

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luscious

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pleasing to taste or smell; delicious

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luster

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shine; gloss (of a polished surface)

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lustrous

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shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair

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luxuriant

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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

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gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death

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morgue

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mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation

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cremate

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incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium

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mace

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ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon

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macerate

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soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper

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Machiavellian

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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

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evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate

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maculated

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spotted; stained; CF. immaculate

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madrigal

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pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments

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maelstrom

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violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream

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magisterial

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authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner

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magistrate

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official with power to administer the law

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magnanimity

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generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous

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magnate

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person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate

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magniloquent

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boastful; pompous

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magnitude

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greatness (in size or extent); extent

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maim

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mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life

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mangle

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tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies

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maladroit

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clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling

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malady

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illness

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malaise

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uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)

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malapropism

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comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop

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malapropos

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inappropriate; ADV.

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malcontent

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person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented

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malediction

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curse

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malefactor

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evildoer; criminal

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maleficient

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doing evil; N. maleficience

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malevolent

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wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)

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malicious

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hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite

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malign

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speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence

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malignant

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tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor

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malingerer

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one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work

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malleable

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(of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable

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malodorous

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foul-smelling

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compost

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mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost

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mammal

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vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young

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vertebrate

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having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column

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suckle

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give or take milk at the breast or udder

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nurse

A

suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone

182
Q

mammoth

A

gigantic; enormous

183
Q

manacle

A

restrain; handcuff; N.

184
Q

mandate

A

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

185
Q

mandatory

A

obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate

186
Q

mangy

A

shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance

187
Q

mange

A

skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair

188
Q

maniacal

A

raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm

189
Q

manifest

A

evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly

190
Q

manifestation

A

outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent

191
Q

pronounced

A

distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp

192
Q

manifesto

A

public declaration of principles; statement of policy

193
Q

manifold

A

many in number or kind; numerous; varied

194
Q

manipulate

A

operate with one’s hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative

195
Q

mannered

A

affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech

196
Q

mannerism

A

distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)

197
Q

manumit

A

emancipate; free from slavery or bondage

198
Q

marital

A

pertaining to marriage

199
Q

maritime

A

bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces

200
Q

marked

A

noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man

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