7 Flashcards
1
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Latent
A
Present or potential but not evident or active
2
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Laudable
A
Praiseworthy; commendable
3
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Leviathan
A
A giant whale; therefore, something very large
4
Q
Loquacious
A
Talkative; garrulous
5
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Lugubrious
A
Weighty, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an excessive degree
6
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Misnomer
A
Incorrect name or word for something
7
Q
Mitigate
A
To make less forceful; to become more moderate; to make less harsh or undesirable
8
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Nefarious
A
Wicked, evil
9
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Noisome
A
Harmful, offensive, destructive
10
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Obdurate
A
Hardened against influence or feeling; intractable
11
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Obviate
A
To prevent by anticipatory measures; to make unnecessary
12
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Opaque
A
Not transparent or translucent; dense; difficult to comprehend
13
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Ossified
A
Turned to bone; hardened like a bone; inflexible
14
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Laconic
A
Using few words
15
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Occlude
A
To close or shut off
