 | Term | Definition |
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louse |
A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals. |
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lovable |
Amiable. |
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low-spirited |
Despondent. |
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lowly |
Rudely. |
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lucid |
Mentally sound. |
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lucrative |
Highly profitable. |
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ludicrous |
Laughable. |
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luminary |
One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light. |
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luminescent |
Showing increase of light. |
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luminescence |
Showing increase. |
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luminosity |
The quality of giving or radiating light. |
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luminous |
Giving or radiating light. |
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lunacy |
Mental unsoundness. |
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lunar |
Pertaining to the moon. |
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lunatic |
An insane person. |
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lune |
The moon. |
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lurid |
Ghastly and sensational. |
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luscious |
Rich, sweet, and delicious. |
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lustrous |
Shining. |
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luxuriance |
Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity. |
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luxuriant |
Abundant or superabundant in growth. |
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luxuriate |
To live sumptuously. |
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lying |
Untruthfulness. |
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lyre |
One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class. |
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lyric |
Fitted for expression in song. |
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macadamize |
To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone. |
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machinery |
The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively. |
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machinist |
One who makes or repairs machines, or uses metal-working tools. |
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macrocosm |
The whole of any sphere or department of nature or knowledge to which man is related. |
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madden |
To inflame with passion. |
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Madonna |
A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infant Jesus. |
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magician |
A sorcerer. |
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magisterial |
Having an air of authority. |
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magistracy |
The office or dignity of a magistrate. |
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magnanimous |
Generous in treating or judging others. |
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magnate |
A person of rank or importance. |
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magnet |
A body possessing that peculiar form of polarity found in nature in the lodestone. |
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magnetize |
To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily. |
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magnificence |
The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power. |
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magnificent |
Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action. |
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magnitude |
Importance. |
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maharaja |
A great Hindu prince. |
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maidenhood |
Virginity. |
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maintain |
To hold or preserve in any particular state or condition. |
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maintenance |
That which supports or sustains. |
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maize |
Indian corn: usually in the United States called simply corn. |
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makeup |
The arrangements or combination of the parts of which anything is composed. |
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malady |
Any physical disease or disorder, especially a chronic or deep-seated one. |
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malaria |
A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating. |
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malcontent |
One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs. |
