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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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