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1 jibe (noun) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

(verb) shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"

(verb) be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

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2 jocular (adjective satellite) characterized by jokes and good humor

(adverb) with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly"

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3 judicious (adjective satellite) proceeding from good sense or judgment; "a sensible choice"

(adjective satellite) marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a sensible manager"; "a wise decision"

(adjective satellite) characterized by good judgment or sound thinking; "judicious journalism"

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4 knit (noun) needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

(noun) a basic knitting stitch

(noun) a fabric made by knitting

(verb) to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"

(verb) make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"

(verb) tie or link together

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5 labyrinthine (adjective satellite) highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by lab

(adjective satellite) resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"

(adjective) relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness"

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6 lachrymose (adjective satellite) showing sorrow

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7 lackluster (adjective satellite) lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"

(adjective satellite) lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

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8 laconic (adjective satellite) brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

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9 lag (noun) the act of slowing down or falling behind

(noun) one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

(noun) the time between one event, process, or period and another

(verb) cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"

(verb) throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

(verb) hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

(verb) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

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10 lament (noun) a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

(noun) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

(noun) a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

(verb) regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

(verb) express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

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11 lassitude (noun) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

(noun) a feeling of lack of interest or energy

(noun) a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

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12 latent (adjective satellite) not presently active; "latent infection"; "latent diabetes"

(adjective satellite) potentially existing but not presently evident or realized; "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent"

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13 laudatory (adjective satellite) full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark"

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14 lavish (verb) expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

(adjective satellite) very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity";

(adjective satellite) characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"

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15 leakage (noun) the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"

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16 legacy (noun) (law) a gift of personal property by will

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17 libel (noun) the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks

(noun) a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person

(verb) print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

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18 liberality (noun) the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament

(noun) an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom

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19 libertine (noun) a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained

(adjective satellite) unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

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20 lien (noun) a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

(noun) the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

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21 limn (verb) make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

(verb) trace the shape of

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22 limp (noun) the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

(verb) walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"

(verb) proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"

(adjective satellite) not firm; "wilted lettuce"

(adjective satellite) lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"

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23 lithe (adjective satellite) gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease

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24 loll (verb) be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day"

(verb) hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"

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25 loquacious (adjective satellite) full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"

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26 lubricant (noun) a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

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27 lubricate (verb) make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"

(verb) apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car"

(verb) have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well"

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28 lubricious (adjective satellite) characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"

(adjective satellite) having a smooth or slippery quality; "the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious"

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29 lucubrate (verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

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30 luculent (adjective satellite) (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"

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31 lugubrious (adjective satellite) excessively mournful

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32 lull (noun) a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"

(noun) a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"

(verb) become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"

(verb) calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"

(verb) make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

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33 luminary (noun) a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

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34 lustrous (adjective satellite) reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"

(adjective satellite) brilliant; "set a lustrous example for others to follow"; "lustrous actors of the time"

(adjective satellite) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"

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35 macabre (adjective satellite) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabr

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36 machination (noun) a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

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37 magnanimous (adjective satellite) generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

(adjective satellite) noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror"

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38 maladroit (adjective) not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda"

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39 malapropism (noun) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

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40 malevolence (noun) the quality of threatening evil

(noun) wishing evil to others

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41 malign (verb) speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere"

(adjective satellite) having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"

(adjective) evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"

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42 malinger (verb) avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

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43 malleable (adjective satellite) capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"

(adjective satellite) easily influenced

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44 manacle (noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

(verb) confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

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45 martial (noun) Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC)

(adjective satellite) (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing"

(adjective satellite) suggesting war or military life

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46 massacre (noun) the savage and excessive killing of many people

(verb) kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

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47 matriculation (noun) admission to a group (especially a college or university)

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48 mature (verb) cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules"

(verb) grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

(verb) cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"

(verb) develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

(verb) become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"

(verb) develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"

(adjective satellite) fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"

(adjective) (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

(adjective) having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"

(adjective) characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"

(adjective) fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines"

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49 maudlin (adjective satellite) effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"

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50 maverick (noun) an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it

(noun) someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

(adjective satellite) independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"

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