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GRE: Set 28
lissome-malodorous
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Language - English
Graduate
01/22/2011

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Term
lissome
Definition
easily flexed, limber, agile
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listless
Definition
lacking energy and enthusiasm
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lithe
Definition
moving and bending with ease; graceful
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livid
Definition
discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger
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lofty
Definition
noble, elevated in position
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low (v)
Definition
to make a sound like a cow, moo
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lugubrious
Definition
sorrowful, mournful
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luminary
Definition
bright object; celebrity; source of inspiration
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lurid
Definition
harshly shocking, sensational; glowing
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lurk
Definition
to prowl, sneak
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luscious
Definition
very good-tasting
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luxuriance
Definition
elegance, lavishness
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lyrical
Definition
suitable for poetry and song; expressing feeling
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macabre
Definition
gruesome, producing horror
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machination
Definition
plot or scheme
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macrobiotics
Definition
art of prolonging life by special diet of organic, nonmeat substances
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macrocosm
Definition
system regarded as an entity within subsystems
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maelstrom
Definition
whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
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magnanimous
Definition
generous, noble in spirit
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magnate
Definition
powerful or influential person
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mainstay
Definition
chief support
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maladroit
Definition
clumsy, tactless
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malady
Definition
illness
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malapropism
Definition
humorous misuse of a word
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malcontent
Definition
discontented person, one who holds a grudge
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malediction
Definition
curse
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malefactor
Definition
evil-doer; culprit
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malevolent
Definition
ill-willed; causing evil or harm to others
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malinger
Definition
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malodorous
Definition
foul-smelling
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