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junta
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noun a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
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military
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laceration
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noun the act of lacerating; a torn ragged wound
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lesion gash injury
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lachrymose
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adj. showing sorrow
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dolorous, dolourous, tearful, weeping
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lackluster
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adj. lacking luster or shine; lacking brilliance or vitality
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lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless
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laconic
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adj. brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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crisp, curt, terse
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lamentation
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noun the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief; a cry of sorrow and grief
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mourning, lament, plaint, wail
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lampoon
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noun a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way; verb ridicule with satire
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parody, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff
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languorous
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adj. lacking spirit or liveliness
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dreamy, lackadaisical, languid
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larceny
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noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
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theft, thievery, thieving, stealing
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laudable
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adj. worthy of high praise
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applaudable, commendable, praiseworthy
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lethargy
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noun a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness); inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
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lassitude, sluggishness, languor, phlegm
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licentious
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adj. lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained -abandoned, amoral, carnal, corrupt
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loquacious
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adj. full of trivial conversation
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chatty, gabby, garrulous, talkative
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lucid
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adj. having a clear mind; (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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limpid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear
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lugubrious
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adj. excessively mournful
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mournful, sorrowful
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magnanimous
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adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; noble and generous in spirit
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big, large, greathearted
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malicious
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adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice
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malevolent, malignant, mischievous
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maudlin
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adj. effusively or insincerely emotional
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bathetic, drippy, hokey, mawkish
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solicitous
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adj. showing hovering attentiveness; full of anxiety and concern
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Attentive, loving, mindful, zealous
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sophomoric
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adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore
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foolish, brash, naive
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soporific
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adj. sleep inducing; inducing mental lethargy; noun a drug that induces sleep
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soporific
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superfluous
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adj. more than is needed, desired, or required; serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
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excess, extra, redundant, spare
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surmise
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noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; verb infer from incomplete evidence; imagine to be the case or true or probable
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guess, conjecture, supposition
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surreptitious
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adj. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
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clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner
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taciturn
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adj. habitually reserved and uncommunicative
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aloof, dour, laconic, reticent
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