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Question 1

judicious

Answer 1

(adj.) - of sound judgment

Question 2

juvenile

Answer 2

(adj.) - young or immature

Question 3

juxtapose

Answer 3

(v.) - to put next to each other

Question 4

labyrinthine

Answer 4

(adj.) - intricate, maze-like

Question 5

laceration

Answer 5

(n.) - a cut, a rip

Question 6

lachrymose

Answer 6

(adj.) - tearful

Question 7

latent

Answer 7

(adj.) - present but hidden

Question 8

laud

Answer 8

(v.) - to applaud or praise

Question 9

laudatory

Answer 9

(adj.) - admiring, praising

Question 10

lavish

Answer 10

(adj.) - extravagant

Question 11

lethargic

Answer 11

(adj.) - sluggish, weary, apathetic

Question 12

lewd

Answer 12

(adj.) - vulgar, offensive, rude

Question 13

libel

Answer 13

(n.) - a statement that gives an unjust or unfavorable representation of a person or thing

Question 14

licentious

Answer 14

(adj.) - amoral, lawless, lewd

Question 15

limber

Answer 15

(adj.) - bending or flexing readily, pliable

Question 16

limpid

Answer 16

(adj.) - clear, easily understood

Question 17

linchpin

Answer 17

(n.) - something that holds separate things together

Question 18

lithe

Answer 18

(adj.) - graceful, flexible, supple

Question 19

loquacious

Answer 19

(adj.) - talkative

Question 20

lull

Answer 20

(n.) - a relatively calm interval, as in a storm

Question 21

luminescence

Answer 21

(n.) - light from non-thermal sources

Question 22

magnanimous

Answer 22

(adj.) - generous, noble

Question 23

malaise

Answer 23

(n.) - vague feeling of discomfort

Question 24

malevolent

Answer 24

(adj.) - having intent to harm others

Question 25

malicious

Answer 25

(adj.) - malevolent, harmful

Question 26

malign

Answer 26

(v.) - to slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of

Question 27

malleable

Answer 27

(adj.) - easily shaped or formed

Question 28

mandatory

Answer 28

(adj.) - required, not optional

Question 29

manifest

Answer 29

(v.) - to show clearly

Question 30

manifold

Answer 30

(adj.) - many

Question 31

masticate

Answer 31

(v.) - to chew

Question 32

matrimony

Answer 32

(n.) - marriage

Question 33

maudlin

Answer 33

(adj.) - sentimental

Question 34

maxim

Answer 34

(n.) - a common saying of advice or virtue

Question 35

meager

Answer 35

(adj.) - lacking in quality stature

Question 36

mediate

Answer 36

(v.) - to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out

Question 37

melodramatic

Answer 37

(adj.) - exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic

Question 38

mendacious

Answer 38

(adj.) - inclined to lie or mislead

Question 39

mercurial

Answer 39

(adj.) - quick and changeable in temperament

Question 40

meritorious

Answer 40

(adj.) - deserving of praise or merit

Question 41

metamorphosis

Answer 41

(n.) - a change of form, shape, substance

Question 42

mimic

Answer 42

(v.) - to imitate, to copy

Question 43

misogyny

Answer 43

(n.) - hatred of women

Question 44

modicum

Answer 44

(n.) - a small amount of something

Question 45

mollify

Answer 45

(v.) - to soften in temper

Question 46

monogamy

Answer 46

(n.) - having only one spouse at a time

Question 47

mores

Answer 47

(n.) - moral attitudes

Question 48

morose

Answer 48

(adj.) - gloomy or sullen

Question 49

munificent

Answer 49

(adj.) - generous, benevolent

Question 50

mutability

Answer 50

(n.) - capability of change