Quiz grade (201-204) Flashcards
(136 cards)
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Lap
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Take in food or drink with ones tongue
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Langour
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Lassitude
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Larceny
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Theft
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Largess
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Generous gift
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Lassitude
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Languor; weariness
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Latent
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Potential but undeveloped
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Lateral
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Coming from the side
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Latitude
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Freedom from narrow limitations
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Laud
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Praise
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Lavish
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Generous, openhanded
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Lax
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Careless
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Leaven
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Cause to rise or grow
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Lecherous
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Lustful
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Leery
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Suspicious
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Legacy
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A gift made by a will
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Legend
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Explanatory
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Legerdemain
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Sleight of hand
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Leniency
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Mildness ; permissiveness
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Lethal
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Deadly
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Lethargic
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Dull; drowsy
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Levity
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Lack of seriousness
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Levy
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Impose; collect
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Lewd
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Lustful
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Lexicographer
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Compiler of a dictionary
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Lexicon
Dictionary
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Liability
Drawback
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Liaison
Contact keeping parts of an organization in communication
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Libel
Deformity statement
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Liberator
One who sets free
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Licentious
Amoral; lewd and lascivious
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Lilliputian
Extremely small
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Limber
Flexible
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Limerick
Humorous short verse
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Limpid
Clear; transparent
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Linchpin
Something that holds or links various parts together
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Lineage
Descent ancestry.
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Linger
Loiter or dawdle
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Linguistic
Pertaining to English
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Liniment
Ointment ; lotion; salve
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Lionize
Treat as a celebrity
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Liquidate
Settle accounts; clear up
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List
Tilt; lean over.
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Listless
Lacking in spirit or energy
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Lithe
Flexible; supple.
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Litigation
Lawsuit.
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Livid
Lead colored; black and blue; enraged.
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Loath
Reluctant; disinclined
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Loathe
Detest
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Lofty
Very high
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Log
Record of a voyage or flight
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Loiter
Hang around; linger
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Loll
Lounge about
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Longevity
Long life
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Loom
Appear or take shape. Usually in distorted form
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Lope
Gallop slowly
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Loquacious
Talkative
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Lout
Clumsy person
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Ludicrous
Ridiculous; laughable; absurd
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Lugubrious
Mournful
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Lull
Moment of calm
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Lull
Soothe
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Lumber
Move heavily of clumsily
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Luminary
Celebrity ; dignitary
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Luminous
Shining; issuing light
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Lummox
Big; clumsy; often stupid person
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Lunge
Quickly dive forward; thrust
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Lurid
Wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
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Lurk
Stealthily lit in waiting; slink
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Luscious
Pleasing to taste of smell
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Luster
Shine; gloss
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Lustrous
Shining
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Luxuriant
Abundant; rich; splendid
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Machinations
Evil schemes or plots
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Madrigal
Pastoral song
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Maelstrom
Whirlpool
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Magnanimous
Generous; great hearted
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Magnate
Person of promise or influence
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Magnitude
Greatness; extent
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Maim
Mutilate; injure
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Maladroit
Clumsy; bungling
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Malady
Illness
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Malaise
Uneasiness; vague feeling if ill health.
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Malapropism
Comic misuse of a word
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Malcontent
Person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
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Malediction
Curse
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Malefactor
Evildoer; criminal
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Malevolent
Wishing evil
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Malfeasance
Wrong doing
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Malicious
Hateful; spiteful
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Malign
Speak evil of; bad mouth; bad mouth
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Malignant
Injurious; tending to cause death
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Malingerer
One who feigns illness to escape duty.
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Malodorous
Foul smelling
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Maniacal
Raging mad; insane
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Manifest
Evident; visible; obvioud
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Manifesto
Declaration; statement of policy
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Manipulate
Operate with one's hands; control ; play
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Mannered
Affected; not natural
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Marital
Pertaining to marriage
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Marked
Noticeable of pronounced
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Marred
Damaged; disfigured
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Marshal
Put in order
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Marsupial
One of a family of mammals that nurse there offspring in a pouch.
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Martial
Warlike
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Martinet
Strict disciplinarian
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Martyr
Great sufferer; one who voluntarily suffers death
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Masochist
Person who enjoys their own pain
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Maternal
Motherly
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Matriarch
Woman who rules a family or larger social group
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Matriculate
Enroll
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Matrix
Point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die
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Maudlin
Effusively sentimental
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Maul
Handle roughly
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Maverick
Rebel ; nonconformist.
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Mawkish
Mushy And gushy
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Maxim
Proverb; a truth pithily stated.
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Meager
Scanty; inadequate
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Meander
Wind or turn its course.
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Meddlesome
Interfering
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Mediate
Settle a dispute through services of an outsider.
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Mediocre
Ordinary; commonplace
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Meditation
Reflection; thought
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Medley
Mixture
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Meek
Quiet and obedien; spiritless
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Melancholy
Gloomy; morose; blue
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Mellifluous
Sweetly or smoothly flowing
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Membrane
Thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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Memento
Token; reminder
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Menagerie
Collection of wild animals
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Mendacious
Lying; habitually dishonest.
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Mendicant
Beggar
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Menial
Suitable for servants; lowly; mean.
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Mercenary
Interested in money or gain
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Mercurial
Capricious; changing; fickle.
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Merger
Combination
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Metallurgical
Pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores.
