Judicious-Mutability Flashcards

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judicious

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(adj.) - of sound judgment

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juvenile

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(adj.) - young or immature

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juxtapose

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(v.) - to put next to each other

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labyrinthine

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(adj.) - intricate, maze-like

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laceration

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(n.) - a cut, a rip

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lachrymose

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(adj.) - tearful

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latent

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(adj.) - present but hidden

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laud

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(v.) - to applaud or praise

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laudatory

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(adj.) - admiring, praising

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lavish

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(adj.) - extravagant

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lethargic

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(adj.) - sluggish, weary, apathetic

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lewd

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(adj.) - vulgar, offensive, rude

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libel

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

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licentious

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(adj.) - amoral, lawless, lewd

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limber

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(adj.) - bending or flexing readily, pliable

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limpid

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(adj.) - clear, easily understood

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linchpin

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(n.) - something that holds separate things together

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lithe

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(adj.) - graceful, flexible, supple

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loquacious

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(adj.) - talkative

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lull

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

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luminescence

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(n.) - light from non-thermal sources

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magnanimous

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(adj.) - generous, noble

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malaise

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(n.) - vague feeling of discomfort

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malevolent

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(adj.) - having intent to harm others

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malicious
(adj.) - malevolent, harmful
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malign
(v.) - to slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of
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malleable
(adj.) - easily shaped or formed
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mandatory
(adj.) - required, not optional
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manifest
(v.) - to show clearly
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manifold
(adj.) - many
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masticate
(v.) - to chew
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matrimony
(n.) - marriage
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maudlin
(adj.) - sentimental
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maxim
(n.) - a common saying of advice or virtue
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meager
(adj.) - lacking in quality stature
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mediate
(v.) - to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out
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melodramatic
(adj.) - exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic
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mendacious
(adj.) - inclined to lie or mislead
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mercurial
(adj.) - quick and changeable in temperament
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meritorious
(adj.) - deserving of praise or merit
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metamorphosis
(n.) - a change of form, shape, substance
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mimic
(v.) - to imitate, to copy
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misogyny
(n.) - hatred of women
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modicum
(n.) - a small amount of something
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mollify
(v.) - to soften in temper
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monogamy
(n.) - having only one spouse at a time
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mores
(n.) - moral attitudes
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morose
(adj.) - gloomy or sullen
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munificent
(adj.) - generous, benevolent
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mutability
(n.) - capability of change