Vocab J,K,L Flashcards

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Jejune

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Something you are tired of due to overindulgence

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Jape

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Jest,joke, mock, prank

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Joie de vivre

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Joy of life, happiness cheerfulness

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Ken

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To know something, realize, see

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Lackluster

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Lacking energy,excitement,shine,boring

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Laissez faire

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No interference in the affairs of others or the people or the market

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Lapidary

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Elegant concise

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Lares and penates

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Treasured belongings of a family, household gods

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Largess

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Liberality in bestowing gifts in a condescending manner

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Leery

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On ones guard, suspicious, wary, distrustful

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Leviathan

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Large and powerful

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Libidinous

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Full of lust, having or exhibiting lust

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Lilliputian

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Very small, tiny, narrow-minded

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Lingua Franca

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Something that is like a common language, language used for communication between people with different languages

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Lionize

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To treat someone as if they were important

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Literati

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Scholarly or learned people, intellectuals

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Loggerheads

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In a stubborn argument with someone

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Lugubrious

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Full with exaggerated sadness or mournfulness