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16 Cards in this Set
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1. luc/lum (L) |
light
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2. lust (L) |
shine
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3. mal (L) |
bad
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4. mania (G) |
madness; craze
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1. illuminate (v) |
add light; provide clarification
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2. translucent (adj) |
partically transparent (not clear but still allowing light to pass through, like frosted glass)
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3. malignant (adj) |
tending to produce death or deterioration
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4. luminous (adj) |
shining; emitting light
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5. illustrious (adj) |
famous; eminent; widely admired for great achievements
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6. luster (n) |
shininess; radiance
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7. lackluster (adj) |
lacking liveliness and energy (describes an action, not a person)
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8. malady (n) |
illness of the mind or body; unwholesome condition
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9. malicious (adj) |
spiteful; deliberately harmful
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10. kletomaniac (n) |
someone with an abnormal, persistent impulse to steal (a mental illness)
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11. maniacal (adj) |
insane; raving
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12. pyromaniac (n) |
someone with a persitant compulsion to start fires
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