Group9 Flashcards

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Lilliputian

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Extremely small

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Libido

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Sexual desire

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Limn

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To draw, describe

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Limpid

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Clear, transparent

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Linguistic

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Pertaining to language

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Litany

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Lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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Literati

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Scholarly or learned persons

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Litigations

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Legal proceedings

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Lambaste

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To thrash verbally or physically

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Lascivious

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Lustful

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Lassitude

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Lethargy, sluggishness

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Latent

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Present but hidden, potential

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Laud

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Praise

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Lethargic

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Inactive

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Levee

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An embankment that prevents a river from flowing

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Levity

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Light manner or attitude

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Liberal

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Tolerant, broad-minded, generous, lavish

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Libertine

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One without moral restraint

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Itinerary

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Route of a traveller’s journey

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Jaundiced

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

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Jibe

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To be in agreement

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Jocose

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fond of joking, jocular, playful

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Juggernaut

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Huge force destroying everything in its path

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Junta

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Group of people united in political intrigue

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Inundated

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To cover with water, overwhelm

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Inured

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Hardened, accustomed, used to

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Invective

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Verbal abuse

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Inveigh

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To disapprove, protest vehemently

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Inveigle

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To win over by flattery or coaxing

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Inveterate

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Confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted

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Invidious

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Likely to provoke ill-will; offensive

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Irascible

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Easily angered

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Irresolute

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Unsure of how to act, weak

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Itinerant

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Wandering from place to place; unsettled

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Insuperable

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Insurmountable, unconquerable

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Intangible

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Not material

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Interdict

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

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Internecine

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Deadly to both sides

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Interpolate

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To insert, change by adding new material or words

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Malinger

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To feign illness to escape duty