Unit 46-50 Flashcards
lassitude
lethargy; sluggishness
laud
to praise
lethargic
inactive
levee
an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing
levity
light manner or attitude
quibble
try to avoid my sophistication
arrant
in the highest degree
recreancy
cowardly
lucubrate
to write in scholarly fashion
libido
sexual desire
log
record of a voyage; record of daily activities
loquacious
talkative
lucid
clear; bright; intelligible
magnanimity
generosity; nobility
malinger
to feign (to imitate fictitiously) illness to escape duty
malleable
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
mendacious
dishonest
metamorphosis
change; transformation
meticulous
very careful; fastidious
maverick
dissenter, as an intellectual who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates; nonconformist; rebel
mettlesome
full of courage and fortitude; spirited
meddlesome
inclined to interference
minatory
threatening; menacing; formidable
misanthrope
one who hates humanity