L to Permeable Flashcards
Labile
Likely to change
Laconic
Using few words
Lambaste
To thrash verbally or physically
Lascivious
Lustful
Lassitude
Lethargy; sluggishness
Latent
Present but hidden; potential
Laud
To praise
Lethargic
Inactive
Levee
An embankment that prevents a river from overflowing
Levity
Light manner or attitude
Liberal
Tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish
Libertine
One without moral restraint
Libido
Sexual desire
Lilliputian
Extremely small
Limn
To draw; describe
Limpid
Clear; transparent
Linguistic
Pertaining to language
Litany
Lengthy recitation; repetitive chant
Literati
Scholarly or learned persons
Litigation
Legal proceedings
Log
Record of a voyage; record of daily activities
Loquacious
Talkative
Lucid
Bright; clear; intelligible
Lucre
Money or profits
Luminous
Bright; brilliant; glowing
Lustrous
Shining
Machiavellian
Crafty; double-dealing
Machinations
Plots or schemes
Maelstrom
Whirlpool; turmoil
Magnanimity
Generosity; nobility
Malign
To speak evil of
Malinger
To feign illness to escape duty
Malleable
Capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
Maverick
Dissenter
Megalomania
Delusions of power or importance
Menagerie
A variety of animals kept together
Mendacious
Dishonest
Mendicant
Beggar
Meretricious
Gaudy; plausible but false; specious
Mesmerize
To hypnotize
Metamorphosis
Change; transformation
Metaphysics
A branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality
Meteorological
Concerned with the weather
Meticulous
Very careful; fastidious