Unit 48 Flashcards
Lucid
(adj) bright; clear; intelligible
e. g. Birds dipped their wings in the lucid flow of air.
Lucre
(n) money or profits
e. g. Many religions regard the pursuit of lucre for what it can do to help others as laudable.
Laudable
(adj) (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation
e. g. Laudable though the aim might be, the results have been criticized.
Luminous
(adj) bright; brilliant; glowing
- Luminosity (n)
e.g. The Moon is the most luminous object in the night sky.
Lustrous
(adj) shining
e. g. On the clear night we gazed up in awe at the lustrous stars.
Machiavellian
(adj) crafty; double-dealing
e. g. One theory of the evolution of high intelligence in primates is that it evolved largely as a result of Machiavellian calculations on the parts of apes.
Machinations
(n) plots or schemes
e. g. The mayor resorted to behind-the-scenes machinations to try to win his party’s nomination for governor.
Maelstrom
(n) whirlpool; turmoil
e. g. Nearly everyone in Europe was caught up in the maelstrom that was World War II.
Magnanimity
(n) generosity; nobility
e. g. Both sides will have to show magnanimity.
Malign
(v) to speak evil of
e. g. Lawyers are sometimes maligned as greedy and dishonest.
Malinger
(v) to feign illness to escape duty
e. g. In order to discourage malingering, the company decided to require employees taking sick leaves to produce a doctor’s certification of their illness.
