| Term | Definition |
|---|
| jocose | harmful, playful, characterized by joking |
| jodhpurs | riding pants |
| joey | a baby kangarooo :D |
| juvenescent | being young or youthful |
| juxtapose | to place close together/ side-by-side |
| killjoy | person who spoils another's joy |
| kinetic | motion energy |
| kismet | fate, destiny |
| krotoscope | an instrument measuring the amount of applause |
| kudos | honor, glory, acclaim |
| lexicon | wordbook/dictionary |
| libertarian | person who wants freedom |
| lilliputian | extremely small, tiny |
| limn | to represent in drawing or painting |
| limpid | clear, transparent |
| livid | enraged, furious |
| logorrhea | excessive use of words |
| loup | cloth mask covering half the face |
| lubricious | smooth/slippery |
| machination | the act of plotting a scheme |
| maladroit | unskillfull, awkward |
| malapropism | the act of misusing words |
| malice | desire to hurt another |
| malfeasance | act by a public offical that is leaglly unjustified |
| malinger | to fake sick |
| martinet | strict displinarian |
| maverick | rebel |
| mawkish | overly emotional, extremely sentimental |
| melee | fight,turmoil,riot |
| mercurial | fickle,unsure,unsteady |
| mete | to distribute |
| metonymy | figure of speech where a word is used in place of another one (idiom) |
| mien | demenor |
| millieu | surroundings |
| mingy | mean, stingy |
| minion | person who follows a powerful leader |
| minutia | small/trivial details |
| miscreant | a villian |
| mnemonic | a trick to help the memory |
| mollify | to soften ones temper |
| morose | gloomy, ill-humored |
| mugwump | person unable to make up their mind on an issue |
| munificent | very generous |
| myopia | narrow minded |
| myriad | a huge amount of things/items |
| narcolepsy | frequent/uncontrollable deep sleep |
| nascent | beginning to exist of develop |
| neophyte | beginner/novice |
| nephology | study of clouds |
| nepotism | showing favoritism (towards family members) in buisness or politics |
| nethermost | lowest, farthest down |
| nettlesome | causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance |
| nihilism | rejection of laws/religion/morals |
| nirvana | ideal condition of peace/harmony "heaven on earth" |
| nubbin | small lump or stunted piece; stub |
| nugatory | worthless |
| nebulous | hazy, vague, confused |
| nuance | very slight difference in color/tone |
| nefarious | extremely wicked; villianious |
| obfuscate | to confuse |
| obliterate | remove/destory all traces, eliminate completely |
| obsequious | comlying, obedient |
| obtuse | not quick/alert |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent |
| octogenarian | age 80-90 |
| officious | agressive, forward (unwanted service) |
| ombudsman | government official who invesitages complaints |
| omnificent | all knowing/creating all things |
| ominous | evil, threatening |
| onomatopoeia | sound word |
| ostentatious | wants to impress others, show, usually used to describe dress |
| otiose | open to view or knowledge |
| overt | being at leisure |
| oxymoron | contradictory statement |
| paladin | knightly/heroic champion |
| palindrome | word/sentence that is the same forwards and backwards |
| panacea | remedy for all disease |
| pandemic | epidemic throughout a large area |
| panoply | wide ranging/impressive display |
| paraclete | an adovcate or intercessor |
| paradigm | pattern |
| pathetic fallacy | human traits on inatimate objects |
| pathos | power evoking feeling of pity |
| patronize | to do business with |
| penicil | small brushlike tuffs of hair |
| peremptory | overbearing power, no oppertunity for denial |
| perfidious | deliberately faithless |
| perfunctory | prefomed merely as a routine duty |
| persevere | to be persistant, continue trying |
| pertinacious | stubborn |
| peruse | to read/survey/examine throughly |
| philistine | uncultured |
| picaresque | resembline monsters, devilish |
| piquant | pleasantly tart, pungent in flavor |
| plangent | resounding loudly, like a bell |
| plethora | a lot |
| pontificate | to speake/act in an arrogant way |
| precis | sketchy summary of the main points of an argument of theory |
| perdicable | able to be predicted or affirmed |
| pristine | original purity, uncorrupted |
| prevaricate | to speake fasely or misleadingly |
| probity | integrity, honesty |
| promethean | creative, boldy original |
| red herring | misleading clue |
| redolent | pleasant odor; fragrant |
| refractory | stubbornly disobedient |
| refulgent | gleaming, radiant |
| remonstrate | to plead in protest |
| renege | to go back on ones word |
| restive | impatient of control |
| retrench | to cut back/reduce |
| riposte | quick;sharp comeback |
| rodomontade | boasting/bragging talk |
| rubric | outline/directions |
| ruthful | compassionate/sorrowful/pity |
| raucous | harsh |
| remuneration | reward/pay |
| repudiate | to reject/decline |
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