LMNO Flashcards

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Labyrinth

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a maze

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laconic

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using few words

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lament

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to mourn

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lampoon

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to satirize ; to mock

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languish

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to become weak

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largess

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generous giving of gifts

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latent

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present but not visible or apparent ; potential

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laud

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to praise

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legacy

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something handed down from the past

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lethargy

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sluggishness

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levity

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lightness

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libel

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a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of defames someone

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litigate

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to try in court

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loquacious

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taking a lot or too much

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lucid

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clear

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lugubrious

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exaggeratedly mournful

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luminous

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giving off light

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machination

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scheming activity for and evil purpose

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magnanimous

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forgiving

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magnate

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a rich, powerful, or very sucessful businessperson

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malaise

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a feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness

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malfeasance

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an illegal act

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malinger

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to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work

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malleable

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easy to shape or bend

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mandate
a command or authorization to do something
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manifest
visible ; evident
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manifesto
a public declaration of beliefs or principles
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marshal
to arrange in order
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martial
warlike; having to do with combat
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marticulate
to enroll
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martyr
someone who gives ip his or her life in pursuit of a cause especially a religious one
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maudlin
silly over sentimental
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maverick
a noncomformist; a rebel
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maxim
a fundamental principle
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mediate
to help settle differences
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mellifluous
sweetly flowing
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mendacious
lying ; dishonest
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menidicant
a beggar
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mentor
a teacher
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mercenary
a hired solider
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mercurial
emotionally unpredictable
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metamorphosis
a magical change in form
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microcosm
the world in miniature
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millieu
environment
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minuscule
very tiny
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misanthropic
hating mankind
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mitigate
to moderate the effect of something
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mollify
to soften
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monolithic
massive, solid, unoform
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moribund
dying
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mundane
ordinary
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munificent
very generous
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myopia
nearsightedness
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