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Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 17
Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 17
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09/19/2010
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Term
laity
 Definition
not clergy, common man
Term
lampoon
 Definition
ridicule
Term
lancet
 Definition
small surgical tool used for making incisions
Term
languid
 Definition
sluggish
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languor
 Definition
lassitude, depression
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lank
 Definition
long and thin
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larder
 Definition
place where food is kept
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lassitude
 Definition
languor
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latent
 Definition
dormant, hidden
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latitude
 Definition
freedom from narrow limitations
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leaven
 Definition
enliven , make things lighter
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leery
 Definition
suspicious , cautious
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legerdemain
 Definition
sleight of hand
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levity
 Definition
lack of seriousness
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libel
 Definition
defamatory statement
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lien
 Definition
legal claim to property
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limber
 Definition
flexible
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limbo
 Definition
region near heaven or hell where souls are kept
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limn
 Definition
outline
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limpid
 Definition
clear
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list
 Definition
tilt
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litany
 Definition
supplicatory prayer
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lithe
 Definition
flexible
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litotes
 Definition
understatement for emphasis
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lode
 Definition
metal bearing vein
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loll
 Definition
lounge about
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loom
 Definition
appear to take shape
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lout
 Definition
clumsy person
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low
 Definition
moo
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lucre
 Definition
money
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ludicrous
 Definition
laughable
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lugubrious
 Definition
mournful
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lumber
 Definition
move heavily or clumsily
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luscious
 Definition
pleasing to taste or smell
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macerate
 Definition
soften by soaking in a liquid
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maculated
 Definition
spotted
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madrigal
 Definition
pastoral song
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malaise
 Definition
feeling of ill health
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malapropism
 Definition
comic misuse of a word
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malcontent
 Definition
person dissatisfied with current state of affairs
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malediction
 Definition
curse
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malefactor
 Definition
evildoer
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malevolent
 Definition
wishing evil
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malfeasance
 Definition
wrongdoing
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mangy
 Definition
shabby
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manifold
 Definition
numerous
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manumit
 Definition
free from bondage
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manifest
 Definition
obvious
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mealymouthed
 Definition
avoiding the use of direct and plain language
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medley
 Definition
mixture
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