Week 14

Question 1

Lightning, adj.

Answer 1

Moving with or having the speed and suddenness of lightning.

Question 2

Limb, n.

Answer 2

An animals jointed appendage used for motion or grasping.

Question 3

Limousine, n.

Answer 3

A larger passenger vehicle, usually luxurious and driven by a chauffeur.

Question 4

Linear, adj.

Answer 4

Involving a single dimension; not square or cubic.

Question 5

Linoleum, n.

Answer 5

A floor covering made by laying on a cloth backing a mixture of solidified linseed oil and various solid particles and usually pigments.

Question 6

Literate, adj.

Answer 6

Able to read and write.

Question 7

Livelihood, n.

Answer 7

Means of support; subsistence.

Question 8

Livid, adj.

Answer 8

Very angry; furious.

Question 9

Location, n.

Answer 9

A place where something is or could be located; a site.

Question 10

Locust, n.

Answer 10

A grasshopper that frequently travels in swarms.

Question 11

Lodging, n.

Answer 11

A place to live; dwelling.

Question 12

Longevity, n.

Answer 12

A long duration of individual life.

Question 13

Loveliness, n.

Answer 13

The state of being beautiful.

Question 14

Luau, n.

Answer 14

A feast with Hawaiian food and usually Hawaiian entertainment.

Question 15

Ludicrous, adj.

Answer 15

Meriting derisive laughter or scorn; absurd.

Question 16

Lullaby, n.

Answer 16

A soothing refrain; especially: a song used to quiet children or lull them to sleep.

Question 17

Luminous, adj.

Answer 17

Emitting or seeming to emit a steady suffused light that is reflected or produced from within.

Question 18

Luncheon, n.

Answer 18

An afternoon party at which a light meal is served.

Question 19

Lunge, v.

Answer 19

To make a forceful forward movement.

Question 20

Luscious, adj.

Answer 20

Sweet and pleasant to taste or smell.

Question 21

Macaroni, n.

Answer 21

Pasta composed chiefly of semolina dried in the form of slender tubes or small fancy shapes.

Question 22

Mademoiselle, n.

Answer 22

An unmarried french woman.

Question 23

Maestro, n.

Answer 23

A master or teacher of an art.

Question 24

Magnificent, adj.

Answer 24

Great in deed or exalted in place.

Question 25

Maintenance, n.

Answer 25

The labor of keeping something (as buildings or equipment) in a state of repair or efficiency; upkeep.

Question 26

Malaria, n.

Answer 26

A disease caused by sporozoan parasites in the red blood cells, transmitted by the bite of anopheline mosquitos, and characterized by period attacks of chills and fevers.

Question 27

Malice, n.

Answer 27

Ill will; enmity.

Question 28

Malign, v.

Answer 28

To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about; speak evil of.

Question 29

Mallet, n.

Answer 29

A tool with a large head for striking a surface without marring it.

Question 30

Mammoth, adj.

Answer 30

Gigantic.

Question 31

Manacle, n.

Answer 31

A device for confining the hands.

Question 32

Managerial, adj.

Answer 32

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a person who conducts, directs, or supervises something.

Question 33

Mandatory, adj.

Answer 33

Containing, constituting, or relating to an authoritative command, order, or injunction.