Word List 28 Flashcards by Joseline lu | Brainscape

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Lament

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Grieve; express sorrow

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Lampoon

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Ridicule

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Languid

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Weary; sluggish; listless

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Languish

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Lose animation; lose strength

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Languor

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Lassitude; depression

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Larceny

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Theft

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Larder

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Pantry; place where food is kept

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Lassitude

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Languor; weariness

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Latent

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Potential but undeveloped

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Laud

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Praise

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Lavish

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Generous; openhanded; extravagant; wasteful

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Lax

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Careless

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Leaven

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Cause to rise or grow lighter

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Lecherous

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Lustful; impure in thought and deed

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Leery

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Suspicious; cautious

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Leniency

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Mildness; permissiveness

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Lethargic

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Drowsy; dull

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Levitate

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Float in the air

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Levity

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Lack of seriousness; lightness

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Levy

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Impose; collect

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Lewd

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Lustful

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Lexicographer

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Compiler of a dictionary

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Lexicon

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Dictionary

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Liability

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Drawback; debts

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Liaison

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Contact keeping parts of an organization in communication; secret love affair

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Libel

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Defamatory statement

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Liberator

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One who sets free

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Libretto

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Text of an opera

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Licentious

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Amoral; lewd and lascivious

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Lilliputian

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Extremely small

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Limber

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Flexible

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Limerick

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Humorous short verse

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Limpid

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Clear; transparent

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Linchpin

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Something that holds or links various parts together

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Lineage

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Descent; ancestry

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Linger

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Loiter or dawdle

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Linguistic

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Pertaining to language

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Liniment

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Ointment; lotion; salve

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Lionize

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Treat as a celebrity

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Liquidate

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Settle accounts; clear up

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List

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Tilt; lean over

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Listless

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Lacking in spirits or energy

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litany

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Supplicatory prayer

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Lithe

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Flexible; supple

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Litigation

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Lawsuit

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Livid

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Lead-colored; black and blue

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Loath

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Reluctant; disinclined

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Loathe

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Detest

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Lofty

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Very high

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Log

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Record of a voyage or flight

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Loll

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Lounge about

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Longevity

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Long life

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Loom

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Appear or take shape

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Lope

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Gallop slowly

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Lout

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Clumsy person