L-O-2 Flashcards
: the gradual decline of a disease process (as fever)
: a process of disintegration or dissolution (as of cells)
lysis
: a letter, symbol, or sign used to represent an entire word
logogram
: amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
: meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish
ludicrous
: legally responsible for something
: likely to be affected or harmed by something
: likely to do something
liable
: coming or happening near the end of a process, activity, series, life, etc.
latter
: extreme foolishness
: something that is very foolish
: extreme mental illness
lunacy
: a liquid that is poured out to honor a god
: an alcoholic drink
libation
: rising to a great height : very tall and impressive
: very high and good : deserving to be admired
lofty
: to cause (someone) to fall asleep or become sleepy
: to cause (someone) to feel safe and relaxed instead of careful and alert
lull
: the attractive quality of speech or music that rises and falls in a pleasing pattern
lilt
: having the shape of a double-convex lens
: of or relating to a lens
lenticular
: relating to unpleasant subjects (such as death)
: not healthy or normal
morbid
: a very large number of things
myriad
: a disease or illness
malady
: average in size or amount : neither too much nor too little
: neither very good nor very bad
: not expensive : not too high in price
moderate
: used to say that something or someone is small, unimportant
: used to say that something small is important or has a big effect or influence
mere
medical : very serious and dangerous : tending or likely to grow and spread in a rapid and uncontrolled way that can cause death
: very evil
malignant
: a usual way of doing something; especially : the usual way that a particular criminal performs a crime
modus operandi
: very beautiful or impressive : very great
magnificent
: a fitting return or recompense
meed
: someone (such as a member of a religious group) who lives by asking people for money or food
mendicant
: a hatred of women
misogyny
: complete control of the entire supply of goods or of a service in a certain area or market
monopoly
: very small
: very complete and precise
minute
: egoism, egocentrism
: love of or sexual desire for one’s own body
narcissism
: well-known or famous especially for something bad
notorious
: existing as something in name only : not actual or real
: very small in amount
nominal
: a suggested solution for a problem that will probably not succeed
: something that is used for treating illness, pain, etc., but that is not an accepted and effective medicine
nostrum
: the quality or state of being new, different, and interesting
: something unusual and entertaining that is popular for a short period of time
novelty
: a person (especially a man) who watches over a herd of cows, sheep, etc.
neatherd
: in spite of what has just been said
nevertheless
: a job, activity, etc., that is very suitable for someone
niche
: evil or immoral
nefarious
: a person who makes speeches and is very good at making them
orator
: to not allow (someone) to be included in a group : to exclude (someone) from a group
ostracize
: to officially make (someone) a minister, priest, rabbi, etc.
: to officially establish or order (something)
ordain
: of, relating to, or connected with the sense of smell
olfactory
: of or relating to mountains; especially : associated with or induced by the presence of mountains
orographic
: the way in which the words of a language are spelled
orthography
