L - P Flashcards

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Lazy / sluggish (10)

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Indolent
Inert
Lackadaisical
Languid
Lassitude
Lethargic
Phlegmatic
Quiescent
Slothful
Torpid

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2
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Luck (10)

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Amulet
Auspicious
Fortuitous
Kismet
Portentous
Propitiate
Propitious
Providential
Serendipity
Talisman

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3
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Nag (10)

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Admonish
Belabor
Cavil
Enjoin
Exhort
Harangue
Martinet
Remonstrate
Reproof

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4
Q

Nasty (3)

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Fetid
Noisome
Noxious

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5
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Not a straight line (15)

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Askance
Awry
Careen
Carom
Circuitous
Circumvent
Gyrate
Labyrinth
Meander
Oblique
Serrated
Sidle
Sinuous
Undulating
Vortex

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6
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Overblown / wordy (10)

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Bombastic
Circumlocution
Garrulous
Grandiloquent
Loquacious
Periphrastic
Prolix
Rhetoric
Turgid
Verbose

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7
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Pacify / satisfy (11)

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Ameliorate
Appease
Assuage
Defer
Mitigate
Mollify
Placate
Propitiate
Satiate
Slake
Soothe

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8
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Pleasant sounding (4)

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Euphonious
Harmonious
Melodious
Sonorous

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9
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Poor (3)

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Destitute
Impecunious
Indigent

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10
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Praise (9)

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Acclaim
Accolade
Aggrandize
Encomium
Eulogize
Extol
Fawn
Laud / laudatory
Venerate / veneration

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11
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Predict (8)

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Augur
Auspice
Fey
Harbinger
Portentous
Presage
Prescient
Prognosticate

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12
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Prevent / obstruct (9)

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Discomfit
Encumber
Fetter
Forfend
Hinder
Impede
Inhibit
Occlude
Thwart

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