501-550 Flashcards

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Irascible

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[Adj] Quickly aroused to anger

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Irate

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[Adj] Feeling or showing extreme anger

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Jeer

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[Verb] Laugh at with contempt and derision

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Jest

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[Noun] Something that is said or done in order to be funny

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Jocular

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[Adj] Characterized by jokes and good humor

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Jovial

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[Adj] Full of or showing high-spirited merriment

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Judicious

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[Adj] Marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters

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Lackluster

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[Adj] Not having brilliance or vitality

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Laconic

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[Adj] Brief and to the point; describing something using very few words

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Laudable

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[Adj] Worthy of high praise

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Lavish

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[Adj] Very generous

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Lethargic

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[Adj] Deficient in alertness or activity

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Lethargy

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[Noun] Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

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Leviathan

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[Noun] The largest or most massive thing of its kind

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Libertine

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[Adj] Having few moral principles and having sexual relationships with many people

[Noun] Someone who forms their own opinions and beliefs about religion

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Limp

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[Verb] Walk impeded by some physical injury

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Literal

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[Adj] Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

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Loafer

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[Noun] A person who is idle and does no work

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Loll

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[Verb] Be lazy or idle

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Loquacious

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[Adj] Having the habit of talking a lot

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Lucid

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[Adj] Transparently clear; easily understandable

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Lucrative

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[Adj] Producing a sizeable profit

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Ludicrous

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[Adj] Inviting ridicule

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Lugubrious

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[Adj] Excessively mournful

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Lull

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[Verb] Make calm or still

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Luminous

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[Adj] Softly bright or radiant

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Lustrous

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[Adj] Reflecting light; very shiny

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Magnanimity

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[Noun] Nobility and generosity of spirit

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Malevolent

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[Adj] Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others

30
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Malign

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[Verb] Speak unfavorably about

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Manifest

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[Adj] Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment