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30 Cards in this Set
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Knell; noun
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sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
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Lachrymose; adj
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tearful
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Laconic; adj
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using few words
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Laggard; noun
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dawdler, loadfer, lazy person
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Lassitude; noun
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lethargy, sluggishness
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Legerdemain; noun
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trickery
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Limpid; adj
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clear, transparent
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Lionize; verb
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to treat as a celebrity
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Lissome; adj
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easily flexed, limber, agile
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Lugubrious; adj
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sorrowful, mournful; dismal
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Machination; noun
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plot or scheme
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Maelstrom; noun
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turmoil; agitated state of mind; whirlpool
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Magnanimous; adj
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generous, noble in spirit
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Maladroit; adj
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clumsy, tactless
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Malinger; verb
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to evade respondisbility by pretending to be ill
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Martinet; noun
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strict disciplinarian, one who rigidly follows rules
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Matriculate; verb
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to enroll as a member of a college or university
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Maudlin; adj
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overly sentimental
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Mendacious; adj
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dishonest
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Mendicant; noun
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beggar
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Mercurial; adj
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quick, shred, unpredictable
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Meticulous; adj
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extremely careful, fastidious, painstaking
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Mettle; noun
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courageousness; endurance
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Militate; verb
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to operate against, work against
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Mirth; noun
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frivolity, gaiety, laughter
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Moribund; adj
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dying, decaying
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Mottle; verb
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to mark with spots
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Multifarious; adj
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diverse
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Munificent; adj
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generous
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Nadir; noun
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lowest point
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