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15 Cards in this Set
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kudos noun
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prestige acclaim results from noteworthy achievement
glory honor odium disdain obloquy |
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lackadaisacal
think lack adjective |
story lacking inspirit energy purpose
lethargic sluggish energetic spirited |
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legacy noun
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s/t handed from the past/in a will
bequest gift forfeit loss |
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liability noun
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debt obligation
debt minus asset plus |
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libel think lie
noun + verb |
public slander
calumny slander x to slander publicly defame bad mouth gloss over cover up |
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litigation noun
think of legal |
lawsuit/ legal action
legal proceeding a unfairness illegality |
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lucrative adj
think of CRAzy but profitable |
profitable
gainful, productive unproductive, unrewarding |
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lucid adj
L and C in lucid= clear |
clear and intelligible to understanding
understandable rational confused puzzling |
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lurk verb
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to sneak
skulk prowl come out |
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lush adjective
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luxuriant, plentiful
overelaborate plentiful thriving, fluorishing simple barren |
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malapropism noun
think MAL |
ludicrous misuse of a word
flub gaffe |
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malice noun
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desire to cause injury harm
i smiled as an attempt to show no malice spite malevolence goodwill charity |
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mammoth
noun adj |
extinct form of elephant
mastadon behemoth gigantic enormous vast miniscule tiny |
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mandatory
adjective |
required obligatory
compulsory imperative optional voluntary |
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medium
noun |
means by a goal is achieved
channel, agency |
