Group9 Flashcards by Lisa Wei

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Lilliputian

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Extremely small

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Libido

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Sexual desire

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Limn

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To draw, describe

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Limpid

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Clear, transparent

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Linguistic

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Pertaining to language

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Litany

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Lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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Literati

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Scholarly or learned persons

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Litigations

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Legal proceedings

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Lambaste

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To thrash verbally or physically

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Lascivious

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Lustful

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Lassitude

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Lethargy, sluggishness

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Latent

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Present but hidden, potential

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Laud

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Praise

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Lethargic

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Inactive

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Levee

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An embankment that prevents a river from flowing

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Levity

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Light manner or attitude

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Liberal

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Tolerant, broad-minded, generous, lavish

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Libertine

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One without moral restraint

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Itinerary

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Route of a traveller’s journey

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Jaundiced

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Having a yellowish discolouration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility

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Jibe

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To be in agreement

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Jocose

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fond of joking, jocular, playful

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Juggernaut

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Huge force destroying everything in its path

Junta

Group of people united in political intrigue

Inundated

To cover with water, overwhelm

Inured

Hardened, accustomed, used to

Invective

Verbal abuse

Inveigh

To disapprove, protest vehemently

Inveigle

To win over by flattery or coaxing

Inveterate

Confirmed, long-standing, deeply rooted

Invidious

Likely to provoke ill-will; offensive

Irascible

Easily angered

Irresolute

Unsure of how to act, weak

Itinerant

Wandering from place to place; unsettled

Insuperable

Insurmountable, unconquerable

Intangible

Not material

Interdict

To forbid, prohibit, to confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of

Internecine

Deadly to both sides

Interpolate

To insert, change by adding new material or words

Malinger

To feign illness to escape duty