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Juxtapose

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To place side by side

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Judicious

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Exercising sound judgement

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Kinetic

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Having to do with motion
Lively
Active

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Labyrinth

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A maze

Something like a maze

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Laconic

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Using few words, especially to the point of seeming rude

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Lament

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To mourn

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Lampoon

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To satirize
To mock
To parody

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Languish

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To become weak, listless, or depressed

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Largess

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A generous giving of gifts
Generosity
Philanthropy

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Latent

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Present but not visible or apparent

Potential

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Laud

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To praise
To applaud
To extol
To celebrate

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Legacy

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Something grander down from the past

A bequest

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Lethargy

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Sluggishness
Laziness
Drowsiness
Indifference

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Levity

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Lightness
Frivolity
Unseriousness

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Libel

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A written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of, or defames someone

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Litigate

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To try in court

To engage in legal proceedings

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Loquacious

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Talking a lot or too much

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Lucid

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Clear

Easy to understand

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Lugubrious

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Exaggeratedly mournful

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Luminous

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Giving off light
Glowing
Bright

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Machination

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Scheming activity for an evil purpose

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Magnanimous

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Forgiving
Unresentful
Noble in spirit
Generous

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Magnate

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A rich, powerful, or very successful business person

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Malaise

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A feeling of depression, uneasiness, or queasiness

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Malefeasance

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An illegal act, especially by a public official

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Malignant

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Causing harm

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Malinger

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To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work

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Malleable

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Easy to shape or bend

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Mandate

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A command or authorization to do something

The will of the voters as expressed by an election

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Manifest

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Visible

Evident

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Manifesto

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A public declaration of beliefs or principles, usually political ones

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Marshal

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To arrange in order

To gather together for the purpose of doing something.

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Martial

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Warlike

Having to do with combat

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Martyr

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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