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  1. labyrinthine
    resembling a maze in form or complexity
  2. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  3. lackluster
    not having brilliance or vitality
  4. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  5. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  6. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  7. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  8. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  9. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  10. levee
    an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
  11. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  12. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  13. liberality
    the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
  14. libertine
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  15. lien
    the right to take and hold the property of a debtor
  16. limn
    make a portrait of
  17. limp
    walk unevenly due to pain, injury, or weakness
  18. lionize
    assign great social importance to
  19. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  20. loll
    be lazy or idle
  21. lope
    run easily
  22. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  23. lucubrate
    discuss in a scholarly way, especially in writing
  24. luculent
    (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
  25. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  26. lull
    make calm or still
  27. lumber
    the wood of trees prepared for use as building material
  28. luminary
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  29. lurk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  30. lustrous
    reflecting light
  31. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  32. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  33. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  34. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  35. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  36. malevolence
    wishing evil to others
  37. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  38. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  39. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  40. manacle
    shackle that can be locked around the wrist
  41. massacre
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  42. matriculation
    admission to a group, especially a college or university
  43. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  44. maul
    injure badly
  45. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  46. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  47. mendacity
    the tendency to be untruthful
  48. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  49. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  50. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  51. mesmerize
    attract strongly, as if with a magnet
  52. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  53. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  54. mettlesome
    having a proud, courageous, and unbroken spirit
  55. middling
    average or mediocre in quality or ability
  56. minatory
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  57. mince
    cut into small pieces
  58. misanthrope
    someone who dislikes people in general
  59. mischievous
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
  60. miser
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions
  61. misogynist
    a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
  62. moderation
    the quality of avoiding extremes
  63. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  64. molt
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  65. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  66. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  67. muffler
    a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
  68. multifarious
    having many aspects
  69. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  70. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  71. nadir
    the lowest point of anything
  72. nascent
    being born or beginning
  73. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  74. negligent
    characterized by undue lack of attention or concern
  75. neophyte
    a participant with no experience with an activity
  76. nexus
    the means of connection between things linked in series
  77. nibble
    bite off very small pieces
  78. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  79. nonchalant
    marked by casual unconcern or indifference
  80. nonplused
    filled with bewilderment
  81. nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
  82. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  83. nugatory
    of no real value
  84. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  85. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  86. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
  87. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  88. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  89. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  90. obtain
    come into possession of
  91. obtrusive
    sticking out; protruding
  92. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  93. obviate
    do away with
  94. occluded
    closed off
  95. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  96. odium
    hate coupled with disgust
  97. odor
    any property detected by the sense of smell
  98. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  99. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  100. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  101. opaqueness
    the quality of being opaque to a degree
  102. opprobrious
    expressing offensive reproach
  103. ossify
    become bony
  104. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  105. ostentation
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  106. ostracism
    the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
  107. overhaul
    make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
  108. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
Created on Thu Sep 13 22:55:28 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Sep 21 13:59:56 EDT 2012)

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