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Vocab 1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Laudable | -adj. -worthy or deserving of praise The woman's speech was laudable and got a standing ovation. |
| Lax | -adj. -careless, negligent; not tense, slack When the bill came the woman was Lax and sat in her seat asleep. |
| Legacy | -noun -something handed down from one who has gone before or from the past; a bequest My younger cousin wears the legacy that I gave her. |
| Lesion | -noun -wound, injury; especially one created by a disease The lesion from the boy had spread and now his whole school has it. |
| Lethargy | -noun -laziness, tiredness; sluggish The cheetah kept eating Cheetos, laying down and watching Tv and became lethargy. |
| Lexicon | -noun -a dictionary; vocabulary terms used in or of a particular profession, subject, or style -Determination is one of the most important words in my lexicon |
| Lieu | -noun -instead of in place of -In lieu of going to workout, I ended up going to the mall |
| Loiter | -verb -to remain in an area without any specific reason; to lag behind -It is not perimited to loiter around the park on a Sunday morning |
| Maim | -verb -to disable or disfigure, to cripple The men maimed the shark's fin and ran away. |
| Marauder | -noun -a raider, intruder -We ran away from the marauder for our lives |
| Marshal | -verb/noun -to assemble together for the purpose of doing something; also an officer in the police or military -My english class marshaled together for the spelling bee |
| Martyr | -noun -someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life or cause; also one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy -I was a martyr while raising children 24/7. |
| Masticate | -verb -to chew I masticated my food very fast so that I could play right after. |
| Melancholy | -noun -depression of spirits; gloomy; weary On halloween it was a melancholy day out in the woods. |
| Menagerie | -noun -a collection of live wild animals on exhibit The man was cooking a Menagerie when he was on his camping trip. |
| Migratory | -adj. -roving, wandering, nomadic Most bats are Migratory, while humans live a opposite life style. |
| Milieu | -noun -environment or surroundings The woman grew up in a military milieu. |
| Mirage | -noun -unreal reflection; an optical illusion His face was too much of a mirage because he was so cute. |
| Misanthropy | -noun -someone who hates mankind The Karen was a misanthropy person to her neighbor. |
| Misnomer | -noun -an incorrect or inappropriate name When the girl talked to her friend she called her and it was a bit of a misnomer. |
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