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Vocabulary List 18 Flashcards

1
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Lewd

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Adj.

Lustful

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Lexicon

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N.

Dictionary

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Liaison

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N.

Officer who acts as a go-between for two armies

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Libelous

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Adj.

Defamatory; injurious to the good name of a person

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Libertine

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N.

Debauched [corrupted by sensuality / seduced from chastity] person; roué [a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure]

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Libidinous

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Adj.

Lustful

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Libretto

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N.

Text [words] of an opera [musical]

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Licentious

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Adj.

Wanton [not limited or controlled (of a woman) : having sex with any mad] ; lewd; dissolute [marked by indulgent in things such as drink or promiscuous sex]; [sexually moral or offensive, disregarding sexual restraints]

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Lieu

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N.

Instead of

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Limn

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V.

Portray; describe vividly

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Limpid

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Adj.

Clear

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Linguistic

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Adj.

Pertaining to language

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Liquidate

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V.

Settle accounts; clear up

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Listless

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Adj.

Lacking in spirit or energy

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Lithe

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Adj.

Flexible; supple; [moving in an easy and graceful way]

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Litigation

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N.

Lawsuit

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Livid

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Adj.

Lead-colored; black and blue; enraged

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Loath

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Adj.

Averse; reluctant

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19
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Loathe

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V.

Detest

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Lode

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N.

Metal-bearing vein; [an amount of a mineral (such as gold or silver) that fills a crack or space in rock]

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Longevity

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N.

Long life

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Lope

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V.

Gallop slowly

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Loquacious

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Adj.

Talkative

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Lout

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N.

Clumsy person

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Lucent

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Adj.

Shining

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Lucid

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Adj.

Bright; easily understood

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Lucrative

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Adj.

Profitable

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Lucre

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N.

Money

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29
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Lugubrious

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Adj.

Mournful

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Luminous

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Adj.

Shining; issuing light

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Lunar

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Adj.

Pertaining to the moon

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Lurid

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Adj.

Wild; sensational

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Luscious

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Adj.

Pleasing to taste or smell

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Luster

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N.

Shine; gloss

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Lustrous

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Adj.

Shining

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Luxuriant

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Adj.

Fertile; abundant; ornate

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Macabre

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Adj.

Gruesome; grisly

38
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Macerate

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V.

Waste away

39
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Machiavellian

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Adj.

Crafty; double-dealing

40
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Machinations

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N.

Schemes

41
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Madrigal

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N.

Pastoral song

42
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Maelstrom

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N.

Whirlpool

43
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Magnanimous

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Adj.

Generous

44
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Magnate

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N.

Person of prominence or influence

45
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Magniloquent

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Adj.

Boastful; pompous

46
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Magnitude

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N.

Greatness; extent

47
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Maim

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V.

Mutilate; injure

48
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Malediction

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N.

Curse

49
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Malefactor

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N.

Criminal

50
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Malevolent

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Adj.

Wishing evil

51
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Malicious

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Adj.

Dictated by hatred or spite

52
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Malign

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V.

Speak evil of; defame

53
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Malignant

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Adj.

Having an evil influence; virulent

54
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Malingerer

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N.

One who feigns illness to escape duty

55
Q

Mall

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N.

Public walk

56
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Malleable

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Adj.

Capable of being shaped by pounding

57
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Mammoth

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Adj.

Gigantic

58
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Mandatory

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Adj.

Obligatory

59
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Maniacal

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Adj.

Raving mad

60
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Manifest

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Adj.

Understandable; clear

61
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Manifesto

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N.

Declaration; statement of policy

62
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Manipulate

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C.

Operate with the hands

63
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Marauder

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N.

Raider; intruder

64
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Marital

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Adj.

Pertaining to marriage

65
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Maritime

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Adj.

Bordering on the sea; nautical [relating to ships and sailing]

66
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Marrow

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N.

Soft tissue filling the bones

67
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Martial

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Adj.

Warlike

68
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Martinet

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N.

Strict disciplinarian

69
Q

Masticate

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V.

Chew

70
Q

Maternal

A

Adj.

Motherly

71
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Matricide

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N.

Murder of a mother by a child

72
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Matrix

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N.

Mold or die [a tool that is used for cutting, shaping, or stamping a material or an object]

73
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Maudlin

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Adj.

Effusively sentimental

74
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Mausoleum

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N.

Monumental tomb

75
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Mauve

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Adj.

Pale purple

76
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Maxim

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N.

Proverb; a truth pithily [using few words in a clever and effective way] stated; [a well-known phrase that expresses a general truth about life or a rule about behavior]

77
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Meander

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V.

To wind or turn in its course

78
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Meddlesome

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Adj.

Interfering

79
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Mediate

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V.

Settle a dispute through the services of an outsider

80
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Mediocre

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Adj.

Ordinary; commonplace

81
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Meditation

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N.

Reflection; thought

82
Q

Medley

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N.

Mixture

83
Q

Melee

A

N.

Fight

84
Q

Mellifluous

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Adj.

Flowing smoothly; smooth

85
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Memento

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N.

Token; reminder

86
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Memorialize

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V.

Commemorate

87
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Mendacious

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Adj.

Lying; false

88
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Mendicant

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N.

Beggar

Composition 9 (11 decks)

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