Units 46-50

Question 1

lambaste

Answer 1

v, to thrash verbally or physically

Question 2

lascivious

Answer 2

adj, lustful

Question 3

lassitude

Answer 3

n, lethargy; sluggishness

Question 4

latent

Answer 4

adj, present but hidden; potential

Question 5

laud

Answer 5

v, to praise

Question 6

lethargic

Answer 6

adj, inactive

Question 7

levee

Answer 7

n, an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

Question 8

levity

Answer 8

n, light manner or attitude

Question 9

liberal

Answer 9

adj, tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish

Question 10

libertine

Answer 10

n, one without moral restraint

Question 11

libido

Answer 11

n, sexual desire

Question 12

Lilliputian

Answer 12

adj, extremely small

Question 13

limn

Answer 13

v, to draw; describe

Question 14

limpid

Answer 14

adj, clear; transparent

Question 15

linguistic, linguistics, liguist

Answer 15

adj, pertaining to language
n, the scientific study of language
n, someone who studies language

Question 16

litany

Answer 16

n, lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

Question 17

literati

Answer 17

n, scholarly or learned persons

Question 18

litigation

Answer 18

n, legal proceedings

Question 19

log

Answer 19

n, record of a voyage; record of daily activities

Question 20

loquacious

Answer 20

adj, talkative

Question 21

lucid

Answer 21

adj, bright; clear; intelligible

Question 22

lucre

Answer 22

n, money or profits

Question 23

luminous, luminosity

Answer 23

adj, bright; brilliant; glowing

n

Question 24

lustrous

Answer 24

adj, shining

Question 25

Machiavellian

Answer 25

adj, crafty; double-dealing

Question 26

machinations

Answer 26

n, plots or schemes

Question 27

maelstrom

Answer 27

n, whirlpool; turmoil

Question 28

magnanimity

Answer 28

n, generosity; nobility

Question 29

malign

Answer 29

v, to speak evil of

Question 30

malinger

Answer 30

v, to feign illness to escape duty

Question 31

malleable

Answer 31

adj, capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

Question 32

maverick

Answer 32

n, dissenter

Question 33

megalomania

Answer 33

n, delusions of power or importance

Question 34

menagerie

Answer 34

n, a variety of animals kept together

Question 35

mendacious

Answer 35

adj, dishonest

Question 36

mendicant

Answer 36

n, begger

Question 37

meretricious

Answer 37

adj, gaudy; plausible but false; specious

Question 38

mesmerize

Answer 38

v, to hypnotize

Question 39

metamorphosis

Answer 39

n, change; transformation

Question 40

metaphysics, metaphysical, metaphysician

Answer 40

n, a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality adj, pertaining to metaphysics n, a person who is an expert in metaphysics

Question 41

meteorological, meteorology, meteorologist

Answer 41

adj, concerned with the weather n, a science that deals with weather and atmospheric phenomena n, those who study meteorology or forecast weather conditions

Question 42

meticulous

Answer 42

adj, very careful; fastidious

Question 43

mettle

Answer 43

n, courage; endurance

Question 44

mettlesome

Answer 44

adj, full of courage and fortitude; spirited

Question 45

microcosm

Answer 45

n, a small system having analogies to a larger system; small world

Question 46

militate

Answer 46

v, to work against

Question 47

minatory

Answer 47

adj, threatening; menacing

Question 48

minuscule

Answer 48

adj, very small

Question 49

minutia

Answer 49

n, petty details

Question 50

misanthrope

Answer 50

n, one who hates humanity