| Term | Definition |
|---|
| jabber | talk excitedly utter rapidly |
| jagged | notched, rough |
| jibe | gibe make fun of |
| jocular | meant as a joke |
| judicious | sound in judgment wise |
| knit | draw together unite firmly |
| labyrinthine | to entangle the state of affairs |
| lachrymose | causing tears tearful |
| lackluster | (of eyes) dull |
| lament | show feel great sorrow |
| lassitude | weariness tiredness |
| latent | present but not yet active developed or visible |
| laudatory | expressing or giving praise |
| lavish | giving or producing freely liberally or generously |
| legacy | something handed down from ancestors |
| levee | formal reception/embankment |
| levity | lack of seriousness |
| libel | statement that damages reputation |
| liberality | free giving generosity |
| libertine | immoral person |
| lien | legal claim until a debt on it is repaid |
| limn | paint portray |
| limp | lacking strength walking unevenly |
| lionize | treat as a famous person |
| lithe | bending twisting |
| loll | rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue) |
| lope | move along with long strides |
| loquacious | talkative garrulous |
| lucubrate | write in scholarly fashion |
| luculent | easily understood lucid clear |
| lugubrious | mournful excessively sad |
| lull | become quiet or less active |
| lumber | move in a clumsy/noisy way |
| luminary | star light-giving body |
| lurk | be out of view ready to attack |
| lustrous | being bright polished |
| macabre | gruesome suggesting death |
| macerate | make or become soft by soaking in water |
| machination | plot scheme (esp. evil) |
| maladroit | tactless clumsy |
| malapropism | misuse of a word (for one that resembles it) |
| malevolence | wishing to do evil |
| malign | injurious speak ill of smb tell lie |
| malinger | to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty |
| malleable | yielding easily shaped moldable adapting |
| manacle | chains for the hands or feet |
| massacre | cruel killing of a large number of people |
| matriculation | be admitted enter a university as a student |
| maudlin | sentimental in a silly or tearful way |
| maul | hurt by rough handling |
| maverick | rebel nonconformist |
| mellifluous | sweetly flowing |
| mendacity | dishonesty |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| mercurial | quick changeable in character fleeting |
| meretricious | attractive on the surface but of little value |
| mesmerize | hypnotize |
| meticulous | giving great attention to details |
| mettle | quality of endurance or courage |
| mettlesome | courageous high-spirited |
| middling | fairly good but not very good |
| minatory | menacing threatening |
| mince | pronounce or speak affectedly euphemize |
| misanthrope | person who hates mankind |
| mischievous | harmful causing mischief |
| miser | person who loves wealth and spends little |
| misogynist | one who hates women/females |
| mite | Avery small amount, portion, or particle |
| moderation | quality of being limited not extreme |
| mollify | make calmer or quieter |
| molt | moult lose hair feathers before new growing |
| morbid | diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas) |
| ubiquitous | present everywhere |
| ulterior | situated beyond |
| umbrage | offense resentment |
| uncouth | rough awkward |
| underbid | make a lower bid then smb else |
| undermine | weaken gradually at the base make something under |
| undulate | to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate |
| unearth | discover and bring to light |
| unencumbered | easy-going trifle |
| unfeigned | not pretended sincere |
| unscathed | unharmed unhurt |
| untoward | unfortunate inconvenient |
| upbraid | scold reproach |
| urbane | elegant refined in manners |
| vacillation | being uncertain hesitating |
| vagary | strange act or idea |
| vain | without use result conceited |
| valiant | brave |
| valorous | brave |
| vanquish | conquer |
| variegate | To mark with different shade or colors |
| veer | change direction |
| venal | ready to do something dishonest |
| veneer | surface appearance covering the TRUE nature |
| veneration | regard with deep respect |
| veracity | truth |
| verdant | fresh and green |
| verisimilitude | appearing TRUE or real |
| veritable | real rightly named |
| verve | spirit vigor enthusiasm |
| vestige | trace or sign |
| vex | annoy distress trouble |
| vigilance | watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order |
| vigilant | member of a vigilance committee |
| vigorous | strong energetic |
| vilify | slander say evil things |
| vindictive | having a desire to revenge |
| virago | a loud domineering woman a scold or nag |
| visceral | of the internal organs of the body |
| viscous | sticky/semi-fluid |
| vitiate | lower the quality weaken the strength |
| vituperate | curse abuse in words |
| vivacious | lively high-spirited |
| volatile | changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive |
| volubility | fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language |
| voluble | fluent |
| waffle | talk vaguely and without much result |
| waft | scent waving movement carry lightly through |
| wag | merry person |
| warmonger | person who stirs up war |
| warrant | authority written order guarantee |
| wean | to turn away (from a habit) |
| weigh | measure hoe heavy something is |
| welter | turmoil a bewildering jumble |
| wend | to go proceed |
| whimsical | full of odd and fanciful ideas |
| wince | show bodily or mental pain |
| woo | try to win |
| writ | written order |
| xenophile | a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs |
| yarn | tale story fibers for knitting |
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