Word Smart (41-60) Flashcards
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exigency
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N an emergency; an urgency
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existential
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Adj having to do with existence; having to do with the body of thought called existentialism which basically holds that human beings are responsible for their own actions but is otherwise too complicated to summarize in a single sentence
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exonerate
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V to free completely from blame; to exculpate
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expatriate
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V to throw someone out of his or her native land; to move away from ones native land; to emigrate
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expedient
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Adj providing an immediate advantage; serving ones immediate self-interest; practical
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expedite
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V to speed up or ease the progress of
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explicit
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Adj clearly and directly expressed
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extol
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V to praise highly; to laud
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extraneous
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Adj unnecessary; irrelevant; extra
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extrapolate
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V to protect or deduce from something known; to infer
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extricate
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V to free from difficulty
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extrovert
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N an open outgoing person; a person whose attention is focused on others rather than on himself or herself
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exult
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V to rejoice; to celebrate
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fabrication
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N a lie; something made up
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facetious
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Adj humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
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facile
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Adj fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy
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faction
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N a group usually a small part of a larger group united around some cause; disagreement within an organization
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farcical
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Adj absurd; ludicrous
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fastidious
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Adj meticulous; demanding; finicky
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fatalist
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N someone who believes that future events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them
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fatuous
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Adj foolish; silly; idiotic ;
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fauna
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N animals cf flora animal
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fecund
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Adj fertile; productive
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felicity
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N happiness; skillfulness especially at expressing things; adeptness
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fervor
N great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal ardor
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fetter
V to restrain; to hamper
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fidelity
N faithfulness; loyalty
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figurative
Adj based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually for something else; metaphorical
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finesse
N skillful maneuvering; subtlety; craftiness
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flagrant
Adj glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous
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flaunt
V show off; to display ostentatiously
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flout
V to disregard something out of disrespect
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foible
N a minor character flaw
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foment
V to stir up; to instigate
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forbear
v to refrain from ; to abstain
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forgo
v to do without ; to forbear
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forsake
v to abandon ; to renounce ; to relinquish
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fortuitous
a accidental ; occurring by chance
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founder
v to fail ; to collapse ; to sink
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fraternal
a like brothers
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frenetic
a frantic ; frenzied
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frugal
a economical ; penny-pinching
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furtive
a secretive ; sly
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futile
a useless ; hopeless ;
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garrulous
a talkative; chatty
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genre
n a type or category especially of art or writing
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genteel
a refined ; polite ; aristocratic ; affecting refinement
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gesticulate
v to make gestures especially when speaking or in place of speaking
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glut
n surplus ; an overabundance
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grandiloquent
a pompous ; using a lot of big fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive
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grandiose
a absurdly exaggerated
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gratuitous
a given freely said of something bad ; unjustified ; unprovoked ; uncalled for
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gravity
n seriousness
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gregarious
a sociable ; enjoying the company of others
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guile
n cunning ; duplicity ; artfulness
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hackneyed
a overused ; trite ; stale
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hapless
a unlucky unlucky
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harbinger
n a forerunner ; a signal of ;
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hedonism
n the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life
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hegemony
n leadership especially of one nation over another
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heresy
n any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs
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hermetic
a impervious to external influence ; airtight
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heyday
n golden age ; prime prime
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hiatus
n a break or interruption often from work ;
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hierarchy
n an organization based on rank or degree ; pecking order
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histrionic
a overly dramatic ; theatrical ;
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homily
n a sermon
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homogeneous
a uniform ; made entirely of one thing uniform
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husbandry
n thrifty management of resources ; livestock farming
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hyperbole
n an exaggeration used as a figure of speech ; exaggeration exaggeration
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hypothetical
a uncertain ; unproven
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iconoclast
n one who attacks popular beliefs or institutions
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ideology
n a system of social or political ideas
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idiosyncrasy
n a peculiarity ; an eccentricity
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idyllic
a charming in a rustic way ; naturally peaceful
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ignominy
n deep disgrace
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illicit
a illegal ; not permitted
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imminent
a just about to happen
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immutable
a unchangeable
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impartial
a fair ; not favoring one side or the other ; unbiased
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impeccable
a flawless ; entirely without sin
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Imperial`
a like an emperor or an empire
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impervious
a not allowing anything to pass through ; impenetrable
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impetuous
a impulsive ; extremely impatient ;
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implement
v to carry out
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impotent
a powerless ; helpless ; unable to perform sexual intercourse
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impugn
v to attack especially to attack the truth or integrity of something
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inane
a silly ; senseless
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inaugurate
v to begin officially ; to induct formally into office
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incandescent
a brilliant ; giving off heat or light
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incantation
n a chant ; the repetition of statements or phrases in a way reminiscent of a chant
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incense
a make very angry
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incessant
a unceasing
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incipient
a beginning ; emerging
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incisive
a cutting right to the heart of the matter
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incongruous
a not harmonious ; not consistent ; not appropriate not fitting in
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incorrigible
a incapable of being reformed
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increment
n an increase ; one in a series of increases
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indifferent
a not caring one way or the other ; apathetic ; mediocre
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indigenous
a native ; originating in that area
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indigent
a poor
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indignant
a angry especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy ; insulted
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indolent
a lazy ;
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indulgent
lenient ; yielding to desire
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ineffable
a incapable of being expressed or described
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inept
a clumsy ; incompetent ; gauche
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inert
a inactive ; sluggish ; not reacting chemically
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inexorable
a relentless ; inevitable ; unavoidable
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infamous
a shamefully wicked ; having an extremely bad reputation ; disgraceful
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infatuated
a foolish ; foolishly passionate or attracted ; made foolish ; foolishly in love
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infer
v to conclude ; to deduce
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infinitesimal
a very very very small ; infinitely small ;
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ingenuous
a frank ; without deception ; simple ; artless ; charmingly na ve
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inherent
a part of the essential nature of something ; intrinsic
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injunction
n a command or order especially a court order
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innate
a existing since birth ; inborn ; inherent
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innocuous
a harmless ; banal
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inordinate
a excessive ; unreasonable
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insatiable
a hard or impossible to satisfy ; greedy ; avaricious
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insidious
a treacherous ; sneaky ;
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insinuate
v to hint ; to creep in hind
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insipid
a dull ; bland ; banal
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insolent
a arrogant ; insulting
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instigate
v to provoke ; to stir up
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insular
a like an island ; isolated
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insurgent
n a rebel ; someone who revolts against a government
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integral
a essential
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intractable
a uncontrollable ; stubborn ; disobedient
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intransigent
a uncompromising ; stubborn
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intrinsic
a part of the essential nature of something ; inherent
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introspective
a tending to think about oneself ; examining ones feelings
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inundate
v to flood ; to cover completely with water ; to overwhelm
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invective
n insulting or abusive speech
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inveterate
a habitual ; firm in habit ; deeply rooted
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irascible
a easily angered or provoked ; irritable
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ironic
a meaning the opposite of what you seem to say ; using words to mean something other than what they seem to mean
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irrevocable
a irreversible
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itinerant
a moving from place to place
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judicious
a exercising sound judgment
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juxtapose
v to place side by side
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kinetic
a having to do with motion ; lively ; active
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labyrinth
n a maze ; something like a maze maze
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laconic
a using few words especially to the point of seeming rude
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lament
v to mourn
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lampoon
v to satirize ; to mock ; to parody
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languish
v to become weak listless or depressed ;
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largess
n generous giving of gifts or the gifts themselves ; generosity ; philanthropy
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latent
a present but not visible or apparent ; potential
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laud
v to praise ; to applaud ; to extol ; to celebrate
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legacy
n something handed down from the past ; a bequest
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lethargy
n sluggishness ; laziness ; drowsiness ; indifference
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levity
n lightness ; frivolity ; unseriousness
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libel
n a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of or defames someone ;
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litigate
v to try in court ; to engage in legal proceedings
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loquacious
a talking a lot or too much
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lucid
a clear ; easy to understand ;
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lugubrious
a exaggeratedly mournful
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luminous
a giving off light ; glowing ; bright
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machination
n scheming activity for an evil purpose
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magnanimous
a forgiving ; unresentful ; noble in spirit ; generous
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magnate
n a rich powerful or very successful businessperson
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malaise
n a feeling of depression uneasiness or queasiness
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malfeasance
n an illegal act especially by a public official
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malinger
v to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work
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malleable
a easy to shape or bend
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mandate
n a command or authorization to do something ; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election
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manifest
a visible ; evident
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manifesto
n a public declaration of beliefs or principles usually political ones
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marshal
v to arrange in order ; to gather together for the purpose of doing something ;
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martial
a warlike ; having to do with combat
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martyr
n someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause especially a religious one ; one who suffers for a cause ; one who makes a show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy
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matriculate
v to enroll especially at a college
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maudlin
a silly and overly sentimental
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maverick
n a nonconformist ; a rebel
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maxim
n a fundamental principle ; an old saying
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mediate
v to help settle differences
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mellifluous
a sweetly flowing
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mendacious
a lying ; dishonest
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mendicant
n a beggar beggar
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mentor
n a teacher tutor counselor or coach ; especially in business an experienced person who shows an inexperienced person the ropes teacher tutor
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mercenary
n a hired soldier ; someone who will do anything for money
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mercurial
a emotionally unpredictable ; rapidly changing in mood
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metamorphosis
n a magical change in form ; a striking or sudden change
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microcosm
n the world in miniature
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milieu
n environment ; surroundings
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minuscule
a very tiny
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misanthropic
a hating mankind
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mitigate
v to moderate the effect of something
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mollify
v to soften ; to soothe ; to pacify
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monolithic
a massive solid uniform and unyielding
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moribund
a dying
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morose
a gloomy ; sullen gloomy sullen
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mortify
a to humiliate
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mundane
a ordinary ; pretty boring ; not heavenly and eternal
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munificent
a very generous ; lavish lavish
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myopia
a nearsightedness ; lack of foresight ;
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myriad
n a huge number ;
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narcissism
n excessive love of ones body or oneself
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nebulous
a vague ; hazy ; indistinct ;
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nefarious
a evil ; flagrantly wicked
