NSF nationals vocabulary W15 Flashcards
lien
the right to take one’s property if an obligation is not discharged
limbo
the state of being forgotten, the place of unbaptized but innocent and righteous souls
literati
people of scholarly or literary attainments
litter
rubbish carelessly thrown at the ground, the offspring of a multiparous mammal
loath
unwilling, reluctant
locale
the scene of any action or event
lodestar
a star that leads the way or serves as a guide
lodestone
a permanent magnet that consist of magnetite
loquacious
full of trivial conversation
lucre
money, informal terms of money
Machiavellian
a follower of Machiavelli
macrobiotics
the theory of promoting health and longetivity
magisterial
of or benefiting a master or authoritative
magistracy
a position of a magistrate
mainstay
the forestay that braces the mainmast of a ship
maladroit
not smart, not adroit
malaise
a physical weakness
malediction
the utterance of a curse
malefactor
a person who commits a crime
mandala
any of various geometric designs
Manger
A container from which cattle or horses are fed
Matriarch
The female head of a family
matriculate
A person who has been admitted to a college
matutinal
Occurring in the morning
Maudlin
Insincerely or weakly emotional
Mausoleum
A large burial chamber
Megalopolis
A very large city
Menage
A social unit living together
meteoric
Like a meteor, in speed or light
Meticulously
Caring about very small details, fussy
mettle
The courage to carry on
microcosm
A miniature model of something
ministration
Assistance in time of difficulty
Mire
A bog or wetland
Misanthropic
Hating mankind in general
Misogyny
Hatred of woman
Mite
Any of the small arachnids that infests plant and animals
Modality
a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
Modicum
A small amount token
Mogul
A small bump on a ski slope, a businessman that is wealthy or powerful
