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a. according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated I beg your pardon; it is the literal truth: he asked me more than once and was as stiff about urging his point as ever you could be. |
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livid |
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a. lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry He was covered in livid scars and patches of discolored skin. |
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loaf |
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n. any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread I was surprised at how soft it is since the loaf is about a football field's size. |
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lofty |
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a. high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism Though Barbara Jordan's fellow students used to tease her about her lofty ambitions, she rose to hold one of the land's highest positions. |
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lucid |
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a. easily understood; clear; intelligible So in lucid moments, you structure your life to serve your own best interest. |
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ludicrous |
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a. laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion. |
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lugubrious |
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a. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree The lugubrious howling of the dogs added to our sadness. |
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lullaby |
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n. song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep She began nursing her child again, singing a sort of lullaby and giving a tiny shake at the end of every line. |
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lump |
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n. a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar Children may have no symptoms at all, and sometimes a lump is the first sign of the disease noticed by parents or doctors. |
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lunatic |
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a. insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish Then, you know, they clapped them away in a lunatic asylum. |
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lurid |
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a. causing shock or horror; gruesome It makes absolutely no sense, especially since there's a full video that seems to show every punch and every kick in lurid details. |
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lurk |
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v. stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived Who knows what evil can lurk in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows. |
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lust |
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n. pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy Hormonally driven teenage lust is not a template for how adults should behave. |
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lustre |
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n. brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter They shone in the liquid lustre of her eyes. |
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luxuriant |
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a. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile This stretch of land was once covered with luxuriant forest but is now bare. |
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malady |
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n. disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition A mysterious malady swept the country, filling doctors' offices with feverish, purple-spotted patients. |
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malediction |
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n. curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration When the magic mirror revealed that Snow White was still alive, the wicked queen cried out in rage and uttered dreadful malediction. |
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malice |
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n. the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks. |
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malicious |
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a. deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred It is just plain malicious software designed to corrupt your device or steals your information. |
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malignant |
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a. injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil Experimental development of this field is to use this ray that concentrates on malignant brain tumors. |