Group9 Flashcards

0
Q

Lilliputian

A

Extremely small

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Libido

A

Sexual desire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Limn

A

To draw, describe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Limpid

A

Clear, transparent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Linguistic

A

Pertaining to language

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Litany

A

Lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Literati

A

Scholarly or learned persons

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Litigations

A

Legal proceedings

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Loquacious

A

Talkative

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Lambaste

A

To thrash verbally or physically

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Lascivious

A

Lustful

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Lassitude

A

Lethargy, sluggishness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Latent

A

Present but hidden, potential

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Laud

A

Praise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Lethargic

A

Inactive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Levee

A

An embankment that prevents a river from flowing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Levity

A

Light manner or attitude

17
Q

Liberal

A

Tolerant, broad-minded, generous, lavish

18
Q

Libertine

A

One without moral restraint

19
Q

Itinerary

A

Route of a traveller’s journey

20
Q

Jaundiced

A

Having a yellowish discolouration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility

21
Q

Jibe

A

To be in agreement

22
Q

Jocose

A

fond of joking, jocular, playful

23
Q

Juggernaut

A

Huge force destroying everything in its path

24
Q

Junta

A

Group of people united in political intrigue

25
Q

Inundated

A

To cover with water, overwhelm

26
Q

Inured

A

Hardened, accustomed, used to

27
Q

Invective

A

Verbal abuse

28
Q

Inveigh

A

To disapprove, protest vehemently

29
Q

Inveigle

A

To win over by flattery or coaxing

30
Q

Inveterate

A

Confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted

31
Q

Invidious

A

Likely to provoke ill-will; offensive

32
Q

Irascible

A

Easily angered

33
Q

Irresolute

A

Unsure of how to act, weak

34
Q

Itinerant

A

Wandering from place to place; unsettled

35
Q

Insuperable

A

Insurmountable, unconquerable

36
Q

Intangible

A

Not material

37
Q

Interdict

A

To forbid, prohibit, to confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of

38
Q

Internecine

A

Deadly to both sides

39
Q

Interpolate

A

To insert, change by adding new material or words

40
Q

Malinger

A

To feign illness to escape duty