SAT Words 145-168 Flashcards
Jaded
Worn out; wearied
Invocation
A call (usually upon a higher power) for support, assistance, or inspiration
Jocular
Characterized or given to joking; THE JOKER
Juxtapose
To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
Laudatory
Full of praise
Lavish
Extravagant
Litigious
Prone to engage in lawsuits
Loquacious
Very talkative
Lucid
Easily understood; clear
Lugubrious
Mournful, dismal, gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
Magnanimous
Courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
Mar
To damage; especially in a disfiguring way
Maverick
One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
Mendacious
Lying; untruthful
Mercenary
Motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain