Page 5 Flashcards
lathyrism
a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes marked by spastic paralysis and pain
languet
any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections
lavaliere
an ornamental pendant
lazulite
an azure-blue mineral
leachate
a solution resulting from leaching by downward percolating ground water
leishmaniasis
any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania
lemniscus
a band of fibers
leveret
a young hare
lexicography
creating of dictionaries
Liechtenstein
a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland
limicoline
shore inhabiting
limicolous
dwelling in mud
lineolate
marked with minute lines
lingua franca
a language used dominantly over a widespread area
lobectomy
excision of a lobe of an organ or gland
lobscouse
a stew of meat, potatoes, and onions
locum tenens
a temporary substitute
lycanthropy
dealing with werwolves
macaque
an endangered monkey with cheek pouches a short tail
machicolate
to furnish with openings in a parapet
maelstrom
a violent storm
Magnificat, magnificat
hymn of the Virgin Mary
magnum opus
an artist or writer’s greatest work
maieutic
eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning
mal de mer
seasickness
malapropos
inappropriate
maleficent
malicious
malodor
unpleasant smell
mandrill
an endangered baboon
maquette
a small 3D model or study for either a sculptural or an architectural project
maquiladora
a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation
masseter
a short, thick, masticatory muscle
matin
the Morning Prayer
mecopteran
describing hangflies or scorpionflies
megalomania
an obsession with doing extravagant or grand things
Mescalero
a member of a group of Apache Indians who originally inhabited northern Mexico
mesomorph
having a muscular or athletic body
mezzotint
method of engraving on a copper or steel surface
miasma
poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere
minaudière
a small case for a woman’s personal objects, often carried as a handbag
minuend
a number from which another is subtracted
mirabile dictu
strange to say; marvelous to relate
