Vocabulary List 18

Question 1

Lewd

Answer 1

Adj.

Lustful

Question 2

Lexicon

Answer 2

N.

Dictionary

Question 3

Liaison

Answer 3

N.

Officer who acts as a go-between for two armies

Question 4

Libelous

Answer 4

Adj.

Defamatory; injurious to the good name of a person

Question 5

Libertine

Answer 5

N.

Debauched [corrupted by sensuality / seduced from chastity] person; roué [a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure]

Question 6

Libidinous

Answer 6

Adj.

Lustful

Question 7

Libretto

Answer 7

N.

Text [words] of an opera [musical]

Question 8

Licentious

Answer 8

Adj.

Wanton [not limited or controlled (of a woman) : having sex with any mad] ; lewd; dissolute [marked by indulgent in things such as drink or promiscuous sex]; [sexually moral or offensive, disregarding sexual restraints]

Question 9

Lieu

Answer 9

N.

Instead of

Question 10

Limn

Answer 10

V.

Portray; describe vividly

Question 11

Limpid

Answer 11

Adj.

Clear

Question 12

Linguistic

Answer 12

Adj.

Pertaining to language

Question 13

Liquidate

Answer 13

V.

Settle accounts; clear up

Question 14

Listless

Answer 14

Adj.

Lacking in spirit or energy

Question 15

Lithe

Answer 15

Adj.

Flexible; supple; [moving in an easy and graceful way]

Question 16

Litigation

Answer 16

N.

Lawsuit

Question 17

Livid

Answer 17

Adj.

Lead-colored; black and blue; enraged

Question 18

Loath

Answer 18

Adj.

Averse; reluctant

Question 19

Loathe

Answer 19

V.

Detest

Question 20

Lode

Answer 20

N.

Metal-bearing vein; [an amount of a mineral (such as gold or silver) that fills a crack or space in rock]

Question 21

Longevity

Answer 21

N.

Long life

Question 22

Lope

Answer 22

V.

Gallop slowly

Question 23

Loquacious

Answer 23

Adj.

Talkative

Question 24

Lout

Answer 24

N.

Clumsy person

Question 25

Lucent

Answer 25

Adj. Shining

Question 26

Lucid

Answer 26

Adj. Bright; easily understood

Question 27

Lucrative

Answer 27

Adj. Profitable

Question 28

Lucre

Answer 28

N. Money

Question 29

Lugubrious

Answer 29

Adj. Mournful

Question 30

Luminous

Answer 30

Adj. Shining; issuing light

Question 31

Lunar

Answer 31

Adj. Pertaining to the moon

Question 32

Lurid

Answer 32

Adj. Wild; sensational

Question 33

Luscious

Answer 33

Adj. Pleasing to taste or smell

Question 34

Luster

Answer 34

N. Shine; gloss

Question 35

Lustrous

Answer 35

Adj. Shining

Question 36

Luxuriant

Answer 36

Adj. Fertile; abundant; ornate

Question 37

Macabre

Answer 37

Adj. Gruesome; grisly

Question 38

Macerate

Answer 38

V. Waste away

Question 39

Machiavellian

Answer 39

Adj. Crafty; double-dealing

Question 40

Machinations

Answer 40

N. Schemes

Question 41

Madrigal

Answer 41

N. Pastoral song

Question 42

Maelstrom

Answer 42

N. Whirlpool

Question 43

Magnanimous

Answer 43

Adj. Generous

Question 44

Magnate

Answer 44

N. Person of prominence or influence

Question 45

Magniloquent

Answer 45

Adj. Boastful; pompous

Question 46

Magnitude

Answer 46

N. Greatness; extent

Question 47

Maim

Answer 47

V. Mutilate; injure

Question 48

Malediction

Answer 48

N. Curse

Question 49

Malefactor

Answer 49

N. Criminal

Question 50

Malevolent

Answer 50

Adj. Wishing evil

Question 51

Malicious

Answer 51

Adj. Dictated by hatred or spite

Question 52

Malign

Answer 52

V. Speak evil of; defame

Question 53

Malignant

Answer 53

Adj. Having an evil influence; virulent

Question 54

Malingerer

Answer 54

N. One who feigns illness to escape duty

Question 55

Mall

Answer 55

N. Public walk

Question 56

Malleable

Answer 56

Adj. Capable of being shaped by pounding

Question 57

Mammoth

Answer 57

Adj. Gigantic

Question 58

Mandatory

Answer 58

Adj. Obligatory

Question 59

Maniacal

Answer 59

Adj. Raving mad

Question 60

Manifest

Answer 60

Adj. Understandable; clear

Question 61

Manifesto

Answer 61

N. Declaration; statement of policy

Question 62

Manipulate

Answer 62

C. Operate with the hands

Question 63

Marauder

Answer 63

N. Raider; intruder

Question 64

Marital

Answer 64

Adj. Pertaining to marriage

Question 65

Maritime

Answer 65

Adj. Bordering on the sea; nautical [relating to ships and sailing]

Question 66

Marrow

Answer 66

N. Soft tissue filling the bones

Question 67

Martial

Answer 67

Adj. Warlike

Question 68

Martinet

Answer 68

N. Strict disciplinarian

Question 69

Masticate

Answer 69

V. Chew

Question 70

Maternal

Answer 70

Adj. Motherly

Question 71

Matricide

Answer 71

N. Murder of a mother by a child

Question 72

Matrix

Answer 72

N. Mold or die [a tool that is used for cutting, shaping, or stamping a material or an object]

Question 73

Maudlin

Answer 73

Adj. Effusively sentimental

Question 74

Mausoleum

Answer 74

N. Monumental tomb

Question 75

Mauve

Answer 75

Adj. Pale purple

Question 76

Maxim

Answer 76

N. Proverb; a truth pithily [using few words in a clever and effective way] stated; [a well-known phrase that expresses a general truth about life or a rule about behavior]

Question 77

Meander

Answer 77

V. To wind or turn in its course

Question 78

Meddlesome

Answer 78

Adj. Interfering

Question 79

Mediate

Answer 79

V. Settle a dispute through the services of an outsider

Question 80

Mediocre

Answer 80

Adj. Ordinary; commonplace

Question 81

Meditation

Answer 81

N. Reflection; thought

Question 82

Medley

Answer 82

N. Mixture

Question 83

Melee

Answer 83

N. Fight

Question 84

Mellifluous

Answer 84

Adj. Flowing smoothly; smooth

Question 85

Memento

Answer 85

N. Token; reminder

Question 86

Memorialize

Answer 86

V. Commemorate

Question 87

Mendacious

Answer 87

Adj. Lying; false

Question 88

Mendicant

Answer 88

N. Beggar