Essential Words XII Flashcards
Judicious
Using good judgement; wise, sensible
Juncture
Critical point in time, such as a crisis or a time when a decision is necessary; a place where two things are joined together
Keen
Sharp, piercing; very perceptive or mentally sharp; intense (of a feeling)
Kudos
Praise, honor, congratulations
Lackluster
Not shiny; dull, mediocre; lacking brilliance or vitality
Laconic
Using few words, concise
Lament
Mourn; express grief, sorrow, or regret; an expression of grief, esp. as a song or poem
Lampoon
A harsh satire; ridicule or satirize
Landmark
Object (such as a building) that stands out and can be used to navigate by; a very important place, event, etc.
Languid
Drooping from exhaustion, sluggish, slow; lacking in spirit
Lassitude
Tiredness, weariness; lazy indifference
Laudable
Worthy of praise
Lavish
Abundant or giving in abundance; marked by excess; give very generously
Layperson
A person who is not a member of the clergy or not a member of a particular profession
Levity
Lightness (of mind, spirit, or mood) or lack of seriousness, sometimes in an appropriate way
Levy
Collect tax from, wage war on, or enlist for military service; act of collecting tax or amount owed, or the drafting of troops into military service.
Liberal
Favorable to progress or reform; believing in maximum possible individual freedom; tolerant, open-minded; generous; a person with such beliefs or practices
Libertine
Morally or sexually unrestrained person; freethinker
Likewise
Also, in addition to; similarly, in the same way
Log
Keep a record of, write down; travel for or at a certain distance or speed; a written record
Loquacious
Talkative, wordy
Lucid
Clear, easy to understand; rational, sane, clear-headed
Lull
Soothe or cause to fall asleep; quiet down; make to feel secure, sometimes falsely; a period of calm or quiet
Makeshift
A temporary, often improvised, substitute; improvised for temporary use
Malleable
Able to be bent, shaped, or adapted
Maverick
Rebel, individualist, dissenter
Mendacious
Lying, habitually dishonest
Mercurial
Quickly and unpredictably changing moods; fickle, flighty
Metamorphosis
A complete change or transformation (butterfly from caterpillar)
Meticulous
Taking extreme care in regards to details; precise, fussy
Mitigate
Make less severe; lessen or moderate
Modest
Humble; simple rather than showy; decent; small, limited
Mollify
Calm or soothe; lessen or soften
Monotony
Sameness or repetitiousness to the point of being boring; lack of variation, uniformity, esp. repetition in sound
Moreover
Besides; in addition to what was just stated
Mores
Customs, manners, or morals of a particular group
Mundane
Common, ordinary, everyday
Naive
Simple and unsophisticated, unsuspecting, lacking worldly experience and critical judgment
Nascent
Coming into existence, still developing
Negate
Deny or refute; make void or cause to be ineffective
Net
Remaining after expenses or other factors have been deducted; ultimate; to bring in as profit, or to catch as in a net
Nevertheless or nonetheless
However, even so, despite that
Notoriety
Ill fame; the state of being well-known for a disgraceful reason
Novel
New, fresh, original
Nuance
A subtle difference in tone, meaning, expression
Objective
Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased
Obsequious
Servile, very compliant, fawning
Obsolete
Out of date, no longer in use
Obstinate
Stubborn or hard to control
Obviate
Prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary
Occult
The supernatural; pertaining to magic, astrology, etc;, mysterious, secret or hidden; to hide, to shut off from view
Offhand
Causal, informal; done without preparation or forethought; rude in a short way, brusque
