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Building an enriched vocabulary lesson 21
vocab
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English
10th Grade
01/25/2011

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kudos
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to prestige or acclaim that results from some noteworthy achievement or position
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lackadaisical
Definition
sorely lacking in spirit energy or pupose
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lagacy
Definition
something left to a person in a will; something handed down from the past
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liability
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a. a debt or obligation, especially of a financial nature.
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libel
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a. a public statement or picture that damages a person by falsely impugning his or her character, motives or actions or by unjustly exposing the person to public censure or ridicule

b. to slander publicly

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litigation
Definition
legal action or lawsuit
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lucid
Definition
clear and intelligible to the understanding; mentally competent
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lucrative
Definition
profitable
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lurk
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to sneak; to lie hidden or in wait
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lush
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luxuriant, pleantiful; luxurious, opulent

 

overelaborate or overripe

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malapropism
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a unconscious and usually ludicrous misuse of a word
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mallice
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a desire to cause harm or suffering; deep-seated ill will
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mammoth
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An extinct form of elephant; a giant or colossus
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mandatory
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required, obligatory
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medium
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the means by which some goal is achieved or the person through whom it is realized
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