Vocabulary 2 Flashcards

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Lexicon

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Vocabulary of a language.

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Lanceolate

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Adj. narrow and tapering to a point at each end.

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Licentiate

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Person licensed as competent to practice a profession.

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Licentious

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Sexually unrestrained or promiscuous.

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Limpid

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Clear or transparent. Easy to understand.

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Lineament

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Facial feature.

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Lilliputian

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Tiny.

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Lingua franca

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Language of communication used between people of different mother tongues.

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Littoral

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Of or by the sea shore.

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Loam

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Fertile soil.

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Lugubrious

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Mournful, gloomy.

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Machiavellian

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Unprincipled, crafty and opportunist.

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Magnum opus

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Greatest single work of art or literature of a particular artist.

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Malediction.

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Curse.

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Malcontent

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Discontented person.

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Malfeasance

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Wealth regarded as a source of evil.