LJ Flashcards

(19 cards)

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Levity

A

Lack of proper seriousness

Rivolity; lightheartedness; flippancy

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2
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Luminuous

A

Issuing light; shining; glowing; gleaming

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3
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Lumber

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Move heavily

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4
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Loquacious

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Inclined to talk excessively

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5
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Listless

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Lacking in spirit or energy

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6
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Limn

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Outline with clear, sharp detils.

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7
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Libertine

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Debauched and dissolute person.

Roue rake womanizer

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Lethargic

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Lacking energy

torpid, sluggish, weary, drwosy

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9
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Latent

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Potential but undevelop.

dormant. Hidden

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10
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Lassitude

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Lack of energy

languor. Weariness. Listlessness

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11
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Laconic

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Brief and to the point- using a few words

succint. Concise. Curt terse

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12
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Lachrymose

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Full of tears

Weeping sorrowful melancholy dolorous mournful

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13
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Juxtaposition

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State of being placed side by side or close together

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14
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Jocular

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Characterized by joking

Good humored facetious. Jesting

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15
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Jingoist

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Extremely aggressive militant patriot.

Nationalist. Chuvinist.

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16
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Attenuate

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Weaken lessen in degree ( in density, force. Or degree)

17
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Alleviate

A

Make more bearable ( mitiga.)

18
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Assuage

A

Relieve or reduce in intensity

alleviate; allay; mitigate; appease

19
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Ameliorate

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Make better or more bearable

. Amend. Improve.