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50 Cards in this Set
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lancet (n)
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small surgical tool for making incisions
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lassitude (n)
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languor; weariness
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latent (adj)
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potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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legerdemain (n)
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slight of hand
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libertine (n)
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debauched person, roué.
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limn (v)
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draw; outline; describe
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limpid (adj)
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clear
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lionize (v)
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treat as a celebrity
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litany (n)
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supplicatory prayer
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litotes (n)
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understatement for emphasis
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loquacious (adj)
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talkative
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lucre (n)
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money
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lugubrious (adj)
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mournful
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macerate (v)
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soften by soaking in liquid; waste away
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maculated (adj)
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spotted; stained
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magniloquent (adj)
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boastful, pompous
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malfeasance (n)
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wrongdoing
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malingerer (n)
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one who feigns illness to escape duty
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manifold (adj)
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numerous; varied
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mannered (adj)
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affected; not natural
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manumit (v)
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emancipate; free from bondage
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martinet (n)
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One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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matriculate (v)
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enroll (in college or graduate school)
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maudlin (adj)
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effusively sentimental
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mawkish (adj)
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mushy and gushy. sentimental maudlin
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mealymouthed (adj)
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indirect in speech; hypocritical; evasive
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mellifluous (adj)
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sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious
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mendacious (adj)
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lying; habitually dishonest
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mendicant (n)
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beggar
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mercantile (adj)
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concerning trade
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mercurial (adj)
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capricious; changing; fickle
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metallurgical (adj)
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pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores
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Mete (v)
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measure; distribute
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meteoric (adj)
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swift; momentarily brilliant
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milieu (n)
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environment
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militate (v)
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work against
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minatory (adj)
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menacing; threatening
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mincing (adj)
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affectedly dainty
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misanthrope (n)
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one who hate mankind
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mischance (n)
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ill luck
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misogamy (n)
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hatred of marriage
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missive (n)
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a letter
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mitigate (v)
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appease; moderate
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modicum (n)
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limited quantity
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modulate (v)
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tone down in intensity; regulate
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languor (n)
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lassitude; depression
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ligeous (adj)
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like wood
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loath (adj)
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reluctant
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magnanimity (n)
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generosity
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meretricious (adj)
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flashy; tawdry
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