LMNO Flashcards
Labyrinth
a maze
laconic
using few words
lament
to mourn
lampoon
to satirize ; to mock
languish
to become weak
largess
generous giving of gifts
latent
present but not visible or apparent ; potential
laud
to praise
legacy
something handed down from the past
lethargy
sluggishness
levity
lightness
libel
a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of defames someone
litigate
to try in court
loquacious
taking a lot or too much
lucid
clear
lugubrious
exaggeratedly mournful
luminous
giving off light
machination
scheming activity for and evil purpose
magnanimous
forgiving
magnate
a rich, powerful, or very sucessful businessperson
malaise
a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness
malfeasance
an illegal act
malinger
to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work
malleable
easy to shape or bend
mandate
a command or authorization to do something
manifest
visible ; evident
manifesto
a public declaration of beliefs or principles
marshal
to arrange in order
martial
warlike; having to do with combat
marticulate
to enroll
martyr
someone who gives ip his or her life in pursuit of a cause especially a religious one
maudlin
silly over sentimental
maverick
a noncomformist; a rebel
maxim
a fundamental principle
mediate
to help settle differences
mellifluous
sweetly flowing
mendacious
lying ; dishonest
menidicant
a beggar
mentor
a teacher
mercenary
a hired solider
mercurial
emotionally unpredictable
metamorphosis
a magical change in form
microcosm
the world in miniature
millieu
environment
minuscule
very tiny
misanthropic
hating mankind
mitigate
to moderate the effect of something
mollify
to soften
monolithic
massive, solid, unoform
moribund
dying
mundane
ordinary
munificent
very generous
myopia
nearsightedness
