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Barron's Master Word List
J,K,L
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Undergraduate 4
07/11/2009
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Jettison
 Definition
Throw overboard
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Jingoist
 Definition
Extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist
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Jocose
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Given to joking
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Jollity
 Definition
Gaiety; cheerfulness
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Juggernaut
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Irresistible crushing force
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Junket
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Trip, esp. one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
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Junta
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Group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal
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Ken
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Range of knowledge
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Knave
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Untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel
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Knell
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Tolling of a bell, esp. to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.
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Labile
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Likely to change; unstable
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Lachrymose
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Producing tears
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Laconic
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Brief and to the point
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Laggard
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Slow; sluggish
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Lambaste
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Beat; thrash verbally or physically
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Languor
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Lassitude; depression
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Lank
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Lomg and thin
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Larder
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Pantry; place where food is kept
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Lassitude
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Weariness
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Lectern
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Reading desk
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Legerdemain
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Sleight of hand
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Leonine
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Like a lion
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Levity
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Lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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Lexicographer
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Compiler of a dictionary
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Libretto
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Text of an opera
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Licentious
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Amoral; lewd and lascivious
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Lien
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Legal claim on a property
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Ligneous
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Like wood
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Lilliputian
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Extremely small
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Limn
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Draw; outline; describe
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Limpid
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Clear
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Lineaments
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Features, esp. of the face
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Lionize
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Treat as a celebrity
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Litotes
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Understatement for emphasis
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Loath
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Reluctant; disinclined
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Lode
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Metal-bearing vein
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Low
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Moo like a cow
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Lucre
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Money
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Lugubrious
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Mournful
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Lumen
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Unit of energy(one candle's worth)
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