j-n Flashcards

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jocular

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joking or facetious

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lackluster

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lacking brilliance or radiance

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lament

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to feel or express sorrow or grief

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languid

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lacking energy or vitality

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lassitude

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weariness of body or mind

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laud

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to priase

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licentious

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unrestrained by law or morality

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loquacious

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tending to talk too freely or too much

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malevolent

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evil, showing ill will

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mercenary

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motivated purely by money

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind

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mitigate

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to lessen in intensity

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mollify

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to soften in feeling or temper

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mundane

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uninteresting, common

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munificent

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great generosity in giving

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myriad

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a great number of people or things

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nubulous

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hazy, vague, or indistinct

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nihilism

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total rejection of laws or institutions