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Kudos(n)
- The prestige or acclaim that results from some noteworthy achievement or position
- -glory,honor(S)
- -contempt, disdain(A)
- UN: Kudos= singular
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Lackadaisical(adj)
- Sorely lacking in spirit, energy, or purpose
- -sluggish,lazy(S)
- - energetic,animated(A)
- RP: a devil-may-care attitude,a drone
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Legacy(n)
- Something left to a person in a will; something handed down from the past
- -inheritance,gift(S)
- RP: a family heirloom, a hand-me-down
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Liability(n)
- 1. a debt or obligation, especially of a financial nature
- 2. a hindrance or handicap
- -disadvantage, obstacle (S)
- -asset, advantage (A)
- RP: have a cross to bear, a stumbling block
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Libel(n/v)
- 1. a public statement/picture that damages a person by falsely impugning his/her character, motives,or actions or by unjustly exposing the person to public censure or ridicule
- 2. to slander publicly
- -defame, slander(S)
- -gloss over, cover up(A)
- RP: defamation of character, character assassination, muckraker
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Litigation(n)
- legal action; lawsuit
- UN: -indicates a civil action is involved
- -Litigious "given to engaging in lawsuits"
- -legal proceedings(S)
- RP: bring an action against, press charges against
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Lucid(adj)
- Clear and intelligible to the understanding;mentally competent
- -understandable, crystal clear(S)
- -confused,insane(A)
- RP: compos mentis
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Lucrative(adj)
- Profitable
- -productive, rewarding(S)
- -unrewarding, barren(A)
- RP: the profit motive
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lurk(v)
- To sneak; to lie hidden or in wait
- - prowl, loiter(S)
- RP: prowler, stalking-horse
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Lush(adj)
- 1. Luxuriant
- 2. Overripe
- -extravagant, lavish(S)
- -simple, barren(A)
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Malapropism(n)
- an unconscious misuse of a word
- -flub, gaffe(S)
- RP: a play on words, pun, Irish bull
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Malice(n)
- desire to cause harm/suffering
- -spite,resentment(S)
- -generosity,charity(A)
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Mammoth(n/adj)
- 1. Extinct form of elephant
- 2. Gigantic
- -colossal,enormous(S)
- -tiny, microscopic, Lilliputian(A)
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Mandatory(adj)
- Required
- -imperative,compulsory(S)
- -optional, voluntary(A)
- RP: de rigueur, an elective course
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Medium(n)
- The means by which some goal is achieved/person who realizes it
- UN: Medium= someone who can communicate w/ dead
- media=plural
- -channel, vehicle(S)
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