vocabulary j-l

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jaded

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tired by excess or over-use; slightly cynical

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jangling

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clashing, jarring; harshly unpleasant (in sound)

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jargon

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nonsensical talk; specialized language

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jaundice

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yellowish discoloration of skin

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jaundiced

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affected by jaundice; prejudiced or embittered

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jettison

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to cast off, throw cargo overboard

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jingoism

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belligerent support of one’s country

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jocular

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jovial, playful, humorous

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jubilee

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special anniversary

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judicious

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sensible, showing good judgement

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juggernaut

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huge force destroying everything in its path

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juncture

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point where two things are joined

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jurisprudence

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philosophy of law

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juxtaposition

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side by side placement

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keen

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having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp, perceptive

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kernel

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innermost, essential part; seed grain, often in a shell

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keynote

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note or tone o which a musical key is founded; main idea of a speech, program, etc

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kindle

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to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire

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kinetic

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relating to motion; characterized by movement

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knell

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sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure

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kudos

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fame, glory, honor

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labyrinth

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maze

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laceration

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cut or wound

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lachrymose

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tearful

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lackadaisical

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idle, lazy; apathetic, indifferent

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laconic

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using few words

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laggard

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dawdler, loafer, lazy person

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lament (v)

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to deplore, grieve

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lampoon (v)

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to attack with satire, mock harshly

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languid

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lacking energy, indifferent, slow

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lap (v)

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to drink using the tongue; to wash against

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lapidary

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relating to precious stones

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larceny

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theft of property

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larder

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place where food is stored

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largess

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generosity; gift

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larynx

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organ containing vocal cords

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lassitude

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lethargy, sluggishness

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latent

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present but hidden; potential

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laudable

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deserving of praise

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laxity

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carelessness

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leery

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suspicious

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legerdemain

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trickery

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legible

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readable

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legislate

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to decree, mandate, make laws

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lenient

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easygoing, permissive

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lethargy

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indifferent inactivity

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levitate

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to rise in the air or cause to rise

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levity

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humor, frivolity, gaiety

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lexicon

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dictionary, list of words

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liberal (adj)

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tolerant, broad-minded; generous, lavish

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liberation

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freedom, emancipation

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libertarian

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one who believes in unrestricted freedom

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libertine

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one without moral restraint

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licentious

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immoral; unrestrained by society

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lien

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right to possess and sell the property of a debtor

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limpid

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clear, transparent

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lineage

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ancestry

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linguistics

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study of language

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liniment

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medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain

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lionize

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to treat as a celebrity

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lissome

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easily flexed, limber, agile

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listless

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lacking energy and enthusiasm

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literate

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able to read and write; well read and educated

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lithe

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moving and bending with ease; graceful

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litigation

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lawsuit

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livid

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discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger

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loathe

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to abhor, despise, hate

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locomotion

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movement from place to place

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logo

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corporate symbol

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loiter

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to stand around idly

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loquacious

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talkative

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low (v)

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to make a sound like a cow, moo

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lucid

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clear and easily understood

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ludicrous

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laughable, ridiculous

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lugubrious

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sorrowful, mournful

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lumber (v)

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to move slowly and awkwardly

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luminary

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bright object; celebrity; source of inspiration

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luminous

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bright, brilliant, glowing

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lunar

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relating to the moon

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lurid

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harshly shocking, sensational; glowing

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lurk

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to prowl, sneak

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luscious

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very good-tasting

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luxuriance

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elegance, lavishness

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lyrical

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suitable for poetry and song; expressing feeling