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lout
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clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?
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low
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moo; make the sound of a cow
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lucid
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easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity
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lucrative
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profitable; producing wealth
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lucre
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money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre
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ludicrous
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laughable; ridiculous; trifling
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lugubrious
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mournful; sorrowful
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lull
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moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby
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lumber
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move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber
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lumen
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unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
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luminary
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celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)
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luminous
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shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs
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lunar
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pertaining to the moon
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lurid
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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder
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lurk
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stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
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luscious
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pleasing to taste or smell; delicious
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luster
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shine; gloss (of a polished surface)
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lustrous
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shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair
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luxuriant
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abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate
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macabre
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gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death
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mace
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ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon
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macerate
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soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper
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Machiavellian
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crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power
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machinations
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evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate
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maculated
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spotted; stained; CF. immaculate
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madrigal
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pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments
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maelstrom
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violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream
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magisterial
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authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner
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magnanimity
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generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous
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magnate
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person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
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magniloquent
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boastful; pompous
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magnitude
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greatness (in size or extent); extent
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maim
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mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life
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maladroit
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clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling
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malady
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illness
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malaise
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uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
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malapropism
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comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop
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malcontent
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person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented
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malediction
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curse
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malefactor
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evildoer; criminal
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malevolent
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wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence
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malfeasance
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wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
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malicious
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hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite
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malign
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speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence
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malignant
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tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor
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malingerer
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one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work
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malleable
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(of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable
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malodorous
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foul-smelling
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mammal
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vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
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mammoth
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gigantic; enormous
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manacle
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restrain; handcuff; N.
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mandate
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order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory
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mandatory
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obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate
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mangy
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shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance
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maniacal
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raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm
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manifest
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evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly
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manifestation
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outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent
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manifesto
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public declaration of principles; statement of policy
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manifold
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many in number or kind; numerous; varied
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manipulate
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operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative
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mannered
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affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech
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manumit
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emancipate; free from slavery or bondage
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marital
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pertaining to marriage
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maritime
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bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces
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marked
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noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man
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marred
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damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure
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marshal
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put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official
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marsupial
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one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat
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martial
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warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet
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martyr
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one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism
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masochist
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person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism
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masticate
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chew
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materialism
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preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)
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maternal
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motherly; N. maternity: motherhood
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matriarch
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woman who rules a family or larger social group
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matriculate
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enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix
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matrix
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point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization
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maudlin
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effusively sentimental
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maul
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handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer
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