Units 46-50

Question 1

lambaste, v.

Answer 1

to thrash verbally or physically

Question 2

lascivious, adj.

Answer 2

lustful

Question 3

*lassitude, n.

Answer 3

lethargy; sluggishness

Question 4

latent, adj.

Answer 4

present but hidden; potential

Question 5

*laud, v.

Answer 5

to praise

Question 6

*lethargic, adj.

Answer 6

inactive

Question 7

levee, n.

Answer 7

an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

Question 8

*levity, n.

Answer 8

light manner or attitude

Question 9

liberal, adj.

Answer 9

tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish

Question 10

libertine, n.

Answer 10

one without moral restraint

Question 11

libido, n.

Answer 11

sexual desire

Question 12

Lilliputian, adj.

Answer 12

extremely small

Question 13

limn, v.

Answer 13

to draw; describe

Question 14

*limpid, adj.

Answer 14

clear; transparent

Question 15

linguistic, adj.

Answer 15

pertaining to language

Question 16

litany, n.

Answer 16

lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

Question 17

literati, n.

Answer 17

scholarly or learned person

Question 18

litigation, n.

Answer 18

legal proceedings

Question 19

log, n.

Answer 19

record of a voyage; record of daily activities

Question 20

*loquacious, adj.

Answer 20

talkative

Question 21

*lucid, adj.

Answer 21

bright; clear; intelligible

Question 22

lucre, n.

Answer 22

money or profits

Question 23

luminous, adj.

Answer 23

bright; brilliant; glowing

Question 24

lustrous, adj.

Answer 24

shining

Question 25

Machiavellian, adj.

Answer 25

crafty; double-dealing

Question 26

machinations, n.

Answer 26

plots or schemes

Question 27

maelstrom, n.

Answer 27

whirlpool; turmoil

Question 28

*magnanimity, n.

Answer 28

generosity; nobility

Question 29

malign, v.

Answer 29

to speak evil of

Question 30

*malinger, v.

Answer 30

to feign illness to escape duty

Question 31

*malleable, adj.

Answer 31

capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

Question 32

*maverick, n.

Answer 32

dissenter

Question 33

megalomania, n.

Answer 33

delusions of power or importance

Question 34

menagerie, n.

Answer 34

a variety of animals kept together

Question 35

*mendacious, adj.

Answer 35

dishonest

Question 36

mendicant, n.

Answer 36

beggar

Question 37

*meretricious, adj.

Answer 37

gaudy; plausible but false; specious gaudy, adj., extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless

Question 38

mesmerize, v.

Answer 38

to hypnotize

Question 39

*metamorphosis, n.

Answer 39

change; transformation

Question 40

metaphysics, n.

Answer 40

a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality

Question 41

meteorological, adj.

Answer 41

concerned with the weather

Question 42

*meticulous, adj.

Answer 42

very careful; fastidious fastidious, adj., very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; very concerned about matters of cleanliness.

Question 43

mettle, n.

Answer 43

courage; endurance

Question 44

mettlesome, adj.

Answer 44

full of courage and fortitude; spirited

Question 45

microcosm, n.

Answer 45

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

Question 46

militate, v.

Answer 46

to work against

Question 47

minatory, adj.

Answer 47

threatening; menacing

Question 48

minuscule, adj.

Answer 48

very small

Question 49

minutia, n.

Answer 49

petty details

Question 50

*misanthrope, n.

Answer 50

one who hates humanity