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3000 SAT (fus-lay)
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| layman | a person who is not trained in or does not have a detailed knowledge of a particular subject; a man who is not a member or the clergy |
| lassitude | listlessness; torpor, weariness |
| lascivious | feeling, expressing, or causing sexual desire; exciting or expressing lust; obscene; lewd |
| larceny | the crime of taking something that does not belong to you; theft |
| landmark | any prominent feature of a landscape; an event; of critical importance |
| kismet | fate |
| kilter | good working condition; a sound of readiness |
| karma | fate, destiny; good or bad vibritions from something or someone |
| juggernaut | large, overpowering destructive force or object |
| junket | a dessert, an excursion by officials to gather facts |
| judicious | exhibiting sound judgement |
| jilt | to reject (a lover) |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, which connects two larger bodies of land |
| inviolate | not violated, injured, disturbed, or profaned; pure or intact |
| inveigh | to vent anger verbally or write bitterly |
| inveigle | to tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery |
| intransigent | uncompromising; stubborn |
| interstice | an intervening space, a crack or crevice |
| intemperate | lacking restraint or self-contrrol; excessive, overindulgent |
| insouciant | calm and carefree; lighthearted |
| inscrutable | impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious |
| ingot | a mass of metal casting, a bar |
| infatuated | foolishly in love |
| incumbent | presently holding a particular office or position; required or obligatory; necessary to do something |
| impresario | a person who arranges public entertainment; any manager or producer |
| imprimatur (im pruh MAH ter) | sanction or approval, support |
| imposition | instance of inconvenience, unwelcome burden |
| impetuous | without much thorght; sudden and impulsive; rash |
| immaterial | not likely to make a difference; irrelevant |
| ideogram | a written symbol representing an idea rather than a word "&" |
| horde | an enormous number of persons gathering together; crowd |
| homeopathy | a system of natural healing |
| hippodrome | any structure or arena for equestrian and other spectacles |
| hoarfrost | a covering of minute ice needles on the ground |
| highbrow | a person of superior intellectual interest and taste |
| hibachi | a small Japanese style charcoal brazier, outdoor grill |
| herald | a person who conveys or announces official news; messenger; a person or thing that signals the beginning or approach of something |
| halyard | a tackle or rope used on a ship to hoist and lower |
| harry | to attak or annoy repeatedly or constantly; harass |
| harried | beset by problems or harassed |
| harlequein | a buffoon, in comedy, wearing masked face and variegated tights |
| hale | health good health, vigorous |
| guild | a group of people united with a common goal |
| guise | outward appearance, semblance; false appearance |
| gird | to encircle as with a belt; to prepare as for action |
| gamesome | merry, frolicsome |
| gambit | a risk taken for some advantage |
| galvanize | to subject to or stimulate by an electric current; to stimulate into awareness or activity; to cause to suddenly take action |
| furor | maniacal act; violence; unrestraimed anger |
| fusillade | a rapid outburst or barrage |
Created by:
johne331
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