Nouns 6 Flashcards
Keynote
Main theme or idea, usually referring to the main speech at a convention or the like
Larceny
Theft, usually small
Layman
Regular person who is not a member of a particular professional or technical specialty
Legacy
Material or spiritual inheritance or heritage
Legend
Unverified stories handed down from earlier times
Legion
Large number of people; sometimes historically used as a designation of a military unit
Lethargy
Sluggishness, laziness, drowsiness
Levee
Raised embankment designed to prevent flooding from a river or other body of water
Levity
Lightness, frivolity
Liaison
Contact of coordination between two or more individuals or groups
Litigation
Legal proceedings
Lore
Body of traditional or historical knowledge
Malady
Disease or illness
Maneuver
Movement of a unit or individual to achieve a goal
Mania
Abnormal concentration on or enthusiasm for something
Marathon
Contest or footrace of 26 miles and 385 yards
Maverick
Person who acts independently instead of in conformance with common organizational or expected behavior
Maxim
Adage or proverb prescribing a rule or method of conduct. “Measure twice, cut once”
Medium
Means of communication
Momento
Object that commemorates or reminds someone of a past event
Metropolis
Large city
Milieu
Surroundings, environment
Morale
State of mind or attitude of an individual or group
Mores
Established customs or values of a group or segment of society
Multitude
Large number of something
Myriad
vast number or great multitude or something
Myth
Traditional story
