BARRON SET#11
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- juggernaut
- irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path
- jumble
- mix in a confused way
- juncture
- crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining
- junket
- trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
- juridical
- of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary
- jurisdiction
- right and power to apply the law; authority
- jurisprudence
- science of law
- juxtapose
- place side by side; CF. next
- kaleidoscope
- tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful
- ken
- range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one's ken
- kernel
- central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)
- killjoy
- grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others
- kindle
- start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse
- kindred
- related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship
- kinetic
- producing motion; of motion
- kismet
- fate; destiny; Ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.
- kleptomaniac
- person who has a compulsive desire to steal
- knack
- special talent; art
- knave
- untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery
- knead
- mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands); Ex. knead dough
- kneel
- go down on one's knee(s)
- knell
- tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.
- knit
- contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.
- knoll
- little round hill; hillock
- knotty
- intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot
- kudos
- honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement
- labile
- likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability
- laborious
- demanding much work or care; tedious
- labyrinth
- maze
- lace
- cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace
- laceration
- torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound
- lachrymose
- producing tears; tearful
- lackadaisical
- lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid
- lackluster
- lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
- laconic
- brief and to the point; using few words; terse
- lag
- move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.
- laggard
- slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler
- lagoon
- shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs
- laity
- laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy
- lament
- grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation
- lampoon
- ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution
- lance
- pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon
- lancet
- small surgical tool for making incisions
- languid
- lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless
- languish
- lose animation or strength
- languor
- lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression
- lank
- long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln
- lap
- take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person
- larceny
- theft; Ex. petit larceny
- larder
- pantry; place where food is kept
- largess
- generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
- lascivious
- lustful
- lassitude
- languor; weariness; listlessness
- latch
- fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch
- latent
- present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential
- lateral
- of or coming from the side
- latitude
- freedom from narrow limitations
- laud
- praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise
- lavish
- liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance
- lax
- careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service
- layman
- man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional
- leash
- restraining rope fastened to the collar of an animal (to control it); Ex. a dog on a leash
- leaven
- add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens
- leave-taking
- farewell or departure
- lechery
- gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man
- lectern
- reading desk or stand for a public speaker
- leery
- (of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious
- leeway
- room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline
- legacy
- gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
- legato
- (of music) played smoothly
- legend
- explanatory list of symbols on a map
- legerdemain
- sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand
- legislature
- legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws
- leniency
- mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment
- leonine
- like a lion
- lethal
- deadly
- lethargic
- drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity
- levee
- earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise
- levitate
- rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light
- levity
- lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner
- levy
- impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco
- lewd
- lustful
- lexicographer
- compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary
- lexicon
- dictionary
- liability
- drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)
- liaison
- contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection
- libel
- defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous
- libertine
- debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou'e; CF. free
- libidinous
- lustful
- libido
- psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire
- libretto
- text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book
- license
- official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.
- licentious
- amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
- lien
- legal claim or right on a property
- ligneous
- like wood
- lilliputian
- extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels
- limber
- flexible; supple; pliable; V.
- limbo
- region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo
- limn
- draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?
- limp
- walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak
- limpid
- crystal clear
- lineage
- descent; ancestry
- lineaments
- features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line
- linger
- loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.
- linguistic
- pertaining to language
- lionize
- treat (a person) as a celebrity
- liquidate
- settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish
- list
- tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)
- listless
- lacking in spirit or energy; languid
- litany
- supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words
- lithe
- flexible; supple; CF. limber
- litigation
- lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate
- litotes
- understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)''
- litter
- waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter
- livid
- lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry
- loath
- reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.
- loathe
- detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell
- lode
- metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)
- loft
- room or space under the roof; attic
- lofty
- very high
- log
- record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.
- loiter
- hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
- loll
- lounge about
- longevity
- long life; long duration
- lookout
- act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch
- loom
- appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth
- lope
- gallop slowly
- lopsided
- heavier or larger on one side than the other; Ex. lopsided way of walking
- loquacious
- talkative; N. loquacity
- lot
- object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land
- lottery
- contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots
- lounge
- stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
- lout
- clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?
- low
- moo; make the sound of a cow
- lubricate
- apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction
- lucid
- easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity
- lucrative
- profitable; producing wealth
- lucre
- money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre
- ludicrous
- laughable; ridiculous; trifling
- lugubrious
- mournful; sorrowful
- lull
- moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby
- lumber
- move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber
- lumen
- unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
- luminary
- celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)
- luminous
- shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs
- lunar
- pertaining to the moon
- lunatic
- insane; Ex. lunatic asylum
- lurid
- wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder
- lurk
- stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
- luscious
- pleasing to taste or smell; delicious
- lush
- (of a plant or grass) growing very well
- lust
- intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.
- luster
- shine; gloss (of a polished surface)
- lustrous
- shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair
- luxuriant
- abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate
- luxuriate
- take pleasure in great comfort
- macabre
- gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death
- mace
- ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon
- macerate
- soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper
- Machiavellian
- crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power
- machinations
- evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate
- maculated
- spotted; stained; CF. immaculate
- madrigal
- pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments
- maelstrom
- violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream
- magisterial
- authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner
- magistrate
- official with power to administer the law
- magnanimity
- generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous
- magnate
- person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
- magniloquent
- boastful; pompous
- magnitude
- greatness (in size or extent); extent
- maim
- mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life
- makeshift
- temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter
- maladroit
- clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling
- malady
- illness
- malaise
- uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
- malapropism
- comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop
- malapropos
- inappropriate; ADV.
- malcontent
- person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented
- malediction
- curse
- malefactor
- evildoer; criminal
- maleficient
- doing evil; N. maleficience
- malevolent
- wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence
- malfeasance
- wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
- malicious
- hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite
- malign
- speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence
- malignant
- tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor
- malingerer
- one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work
- malleable
- (of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable
- malodorous
- foul-smelling
- mammal
- vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
- mammoth
- gigantic; enormous
- manacle
- restrain; handcuff; N.
- mandate
- order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory
- mandatory
- obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate
- maneuver(manoeuver)
- strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end
- mange
- skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair
- mangle
- tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies
- mangy
- shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance
- maniacal
- raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm
- manifest
- evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly
- manifestation
- outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent
- manifesto
- public declaration of principles; statement of policy
- manifold
- many in number or kind; numerous; varied
- manipulate
- operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative
- mannered
- affected; not natural; Ex. mannered way of speech
- mannerism
- distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)
- mantle
- loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- manumit
- emancipate; free from slavery or bondage
- mar
- spoil the appearance of
- maraud
- move in search of plunder; Ex. marauding army
- margin
- border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety
- marginal
- of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability
- marital
- pertaining to marriage
- maritime
- bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces
- marked
- noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man
- maroon
- leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown
- marred
- damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure
- marrow
- soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells
- marshal
- put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official
- marsupial
- one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat
- martial
- warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law
- martinet
- strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet
- martyr
- one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism
- mash
- crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl
- masochist
- person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism
- mason
- one who builds or works with stone or brick; N. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork
- masquerade
- wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise
- mass
- Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist
- masticate
- chew
- mat
- not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V.
- materialism
- preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)
- maternal
- motherly; N. maternity: motherhood
- matin'ee(matinee)
- dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon
- matriarch
- woman who rules a family or larger social group
- matriculate
- enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix
- matrimony
- state of being married
- matrix
- point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization
- maudlin
- effusively sentimental
- maul
- handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer
- mausoleum
- monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos
- mauve
- pale purple
- maverick
- rebel; nonconformist (in a group)
- mawkish
- mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental
- maxim
- proverb; truth pithily stated
- mayhem
- injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim
- meager
- scanty; inadequate
- mealymouthed
- indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive
- meander
- wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly
- meddlesome
- interfering; V. meddle: interfere
- mediate
- settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating; Ex. mediate a cease-fire