Judicious-Martyr Flashcards
Juxtapose
To place side by side
Judicious
Exercising sound judgement
Kinetic
Having to do with motion
Lively
Active
Labyrinth
A maze
Something like a maze
Laconic
Using few words, especially to the point of seeming rude
Lament
To mourn
Lampoon
To satirize
To mock
To parody
Languish
To become weak, listless, or depressed
Largess
A generous giving of gifts
Generosity
Philanthropy
Latent
Present but not visible or apparent
Potential
Laud
To praise
To applaud
To extol
To celebrate
Legacy
Something grander down from the past
A bequest
Lethargy
Sluggishness
Laziness
Drowsiness
Indifference
Levity
Lightness
Frivolity
Unseriousness
Libel
A written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of, or defames someone
Litigate
To try in court
To engage in legal proceedings
Loquacious
Talking a lot or too much
Lucid
Clear
Easy to understand
Lugubrious
Exaggeratedly mournful
Luminous
Giving off light
Glowing
Bright
Machination
Scheming activity for an evil purpose
Magnanimous
Forgiving
Unresentful
Noble in spirit
Generous
Magnate
A rich, powerful, or very successful business person
Malaise
A feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness
Malefeasance
An illegal act, especially by a public official
Malignant
Causing harm
Malinger
To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work
Malleable
Easy to shape or bend
Mandate
A command or authorization to do something
The will of the voters as expressed by an election
Manifest
Visible
Evident
Manifesto
A public declaration of beliefs or principles, usually political ones
Marshal
To arrange in order
To gather together for the purpose of doing something.
Martial
Warlike
Having to do with combat
Martyr
Someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause, especially a religious one.
One who suffers for a cause
One who makes a show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy
