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GRE baron 27 + 28

litany

n. a set of prayers to God for use in church
- a repetitive list of unpleasant thing

eg. a litany of complaint

languor

n. relaxed state, no need to use energy

eg. the sultry languor that was stealing over her

libido

n. sexual desire

eg. loss of libido

irreconcilable

adj. conflicting, incompatible

eg. This view is irreconcilable with common sense.

leeway

n. the amount of freedom, latitude

eg. How much leeway should parents give their children?

lope

v. run with long and relaxed steps

eg. The dog loped along beside her

jabber

v. talk quickly but unintelligibly, babble, slur

eg. What is he jabbering about now?

inveterate

adj. ingrained, deep-rooted, unlikely to stop

eg. an inveterate liar

invincible

adj. unconquerable, unbeatable

eg. The team seemed invincible

inviolable

v. secure from violation or attacking

eg. the inviolable (right to life/ territory)

invocation

n. calling/prayer for help

eg. invocation to God

invoke

v. mention, evoke, call upon

eg. She invoked several eminent scholars to back up her argument.

invulnerable

adj. incapable of injury

eg. Achilles was invulnerable except in his heel

iota

n. very small quantity, infinitesimal

eg. There is not one iota of truth in the story

irony

n. ironic expression, satyr

eg. ‘England is famous for its food’, she said with heavy irony

irrefutable

adj. indisputable, incontrovertible

eg. irrefutable evidence

irremediable

adj. incurable, uncorrectable

eg. an irremediable situation

irrepressible

adj. energetic, unable to restrain

eg. The irrepressible Fowler scored two goals.

irreproachable

adj. blameless, inculpable, unimpeachable, unexceptionable

eg. his action is irreproachable

irretrievable

adj. unable to get back or correct

eg. The money already paid is irretrievable

irresolute

adj. not able to decide what to do

eg. a leader should never appear irresolute

irreverence

n. lack of proper respect

eg. an irreverent attitude to tradition

irrevocable

adj. final, unchangeable, immutable

eg. an irrevocable decision / step

isotope

n. varying form of an element (Dong` vi.)

eg. the study of the isotopes of uranium

itinerant

adj. traveling from place to place, peripatetic, wandering

eg. itinerant workers / musicians

itinerary

n. plan of a trip

eg. Visits to four different countries are included in your itinerary.

jaded

adj. exhausted and bored, wearied

eg. I felt terribly jaded after working all weekend

jargon

n. specialized language, cant, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular, slang

eg. (medical / legal / computer) jargon

jaundiced

adj. prejudiced (hostile, resentful)

eg. She looked on politicians with a jaundiced eye

jaunt

n. ship, short journey, junket

eg. He took a quick jaunt to Alantic
City

jaunty

adj. cheerful, jocund, jovial

eg. a jaunty smile

jeopardize

v. endanger

eg. He would never do anything to jeopardize his career.

jettison

v. discard, abandon, expunge

eg. He was jettisoned as team coach after the defeat.

jibe

v. be compatible with, germane, tally

eg. Your statement doesn’t jibe with the facts.

jocular

adj. humorous, jocose

eg. a jocular comment

jocund

adj. merry, cheerful, jaunty

eg. Santa Clause is always cheerful and jocund

jollity

n. cheerfulness, jubilation

eg. scenes of high-spirits and jollity

jostle

v. to push roughly (lo^i, keo')

eg. The visiting president was jostled by angry demonstrators

jovial

adj. very cheerful and friendly, jocund, jaunty

eg. He was in a jovial mood.

jubilation

n. rejoicing, great happiness, jollity

eg. There were scenes of jubilation among her supporters.

juncture

n. joining point

eg. At this juncture, I would like to make an important announcement

junket

n. trip (using public money)

eg. her trip was merely political junket

jurisprudence

n. scientific study of law

eg. a professor of jurisprudence

justification

n. good reason, defense

eg. I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases

juxtapose

v. place side by side

eg. Comparison will be easier if you juxtapose the two objects

ken

n. range of knowledge

eg. The question is beyond my ken

kernel

n. central or vital part, core, gist

eg. the kernel of her argument

kindle

v. ignite, inspire, start a fire

eg. It was her teacher who kindled her interest in music

kindred

adj. related, similar in character

eg. I knew I’d found a kindred spirit (= a person with similar ideas etc.)

kinetic

adj. of or producing motion

eg. kinetic energy is used to propel the vehicles

kleptomaniac

n. mental illness that sb desire stealing sth

eg. She’s a kleptomaniac

knave

n. dishonest person, untrustworthy man, rascal, scalawag

eg. he has the reputation of a knave

knead

v. press and stretch (wet clay, dough)

eg. His hands grew strong from kneading bread

knotty

adj. complicated, twisted, gnarled, convoluted

eg. a knotty problem

kudos

n. honor, glory, prestige

eg. the kudos of playing for such a famous team

labyrinth

n. a complicated series of paths, maze

eg. We lost our way in the labyrinth of streets

laceration

n. wound of cutting, torn

eg. She suffered multiple lacerations to the face.

lackadaisical

adj. apathetic, lacking of enthusiasm, listless, languid

eg. He has a lackadaisical approach to finding a job

laconic

adj. terse, using few words, brief, abridged

eg. laconic comment

laggard

adj. waiting time, slow, dilatory

eg. He shouldn't be laggard in carrying out orders from the commander

lambaste

v. attack or criticize severely, rag, rebuke, chide

eg. the champion is lambasting his opponents merciless

lament

v. grieve, express sorrow, bemoan, dire, requiem

eg. In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside

lampoon

v. ridicule
n. writing that ridicule Sb/Sth, satyr

eg. His cartoons mercilessly lampooned the politicians of his time.

languish

v. become weaker, lose strength, enervate, shrink

eg. Share prices languished at 102p

lank

adj. straight, dull and not attractive

eg. The lank Abraham Lincoln was a striking figure

lap

v. drink or eat with tongue

eg. The kitten neatly lapped up her milk

larceny

n. theft, stealing

eg. The couple were charged with petty larceny

largess

n. generous gift

eg. to dispense largess to the poor

lascivious

adj. lustful, sexually desirous,lewd, libidinous, licentious

eg. a lascivious person

lassitude

adj. lack of energy, tiredness, lackadaisical, lethargic, listless

eg. I was overcome my lassitude.

lateral

adj. connected or movement to the side

eg. the lateral branches of a tree

laud

v. praise, extol, acclaim, dignify

eg. He was lauded for his courage.

lavish

adj. extravagant (profligate), luxuriously

eg. It was one of the most lavish weddings I’ve ever been to.

lax

adj. careless, slack, relaxed

eg. a lax attitude to health and safety regulations

lechery

n. a lustful and debauched man, libertine

eg. In his youth, he led a life of lechery and debauchery

leery

adj. suspicious, cautious, wary

eg. The government is leery of changing the current law.

legacy

n. inheritance

eg. They each received a legacy of $5000

legerdemain

n. skillful movements of your hand, magic trick, conjuration

eg. The magician demonstrated his renowned legerdemain

lethal

adj. fatal, deadly, very harmful

eg. The snake’s venom is rarely lethal to humans.

leonine

adj. like a lion

eg. He was leonine in his rage

libel

n/v. defame, slander, malign

eg. He claimed he had been libeled in an article the magazine had published

licentious

adj. amoral, lewd and lascivious, lustful, prurient, erotic

limbo

n. region near heaven or hell, dilemma, quandary, predicament

eg. His life seemed stuck in limbo; he could not go forward and he could not go back

lineage

n. descent, ancestry, genealogy

eg. He traced his lineage back to 300 years

listless

adj. lacking in enthusiasm or energy, lethargic, dispirited

eg. The illness left her feeling listless and depressed.

loath

adj. - reluctant, disinclined, coy
n. hateful

eg. He was loath to admit his mistake.

lofty

adj. very high and impressive, majestic

eg. lofty ceilings / rooms / towers

loquacious

adj. talkative, garrulous, voluble

loom

v. appear as a large and unclear shape

eg. The shadow of the trees loomed threateningly above the small boy

longevity

n. long life

eg. We wish you both health and longevity

loll

v. sit or lie in a relaxed way

eg. Her head lolled against his shoulder.

loiter

v. hang around, wait

eg. Teenagers were loitering in the street outside.

log

n. record (of ship, flight)

eg. The captain keeps a log

lode

n. vein of ore (metal in the ground)

eg. If this lode we found extends for any distance, we will have a fortune

loathe

v. detest, hate

eg. I loathe modern art

livid

adj. furious, dark grey in color

eg. His face was livid with rage after learning about his daughter's affair

lithe

v. moving or bending easily, flexible, limber

eg. She moved lithely to the music

liquidate

v. sell property to pay for debt

eg. He was able to liquidate all his debts in a short period of time

linger

v. continue or persist

eg. The civil war lingered on well into the 1930s.

lineaments

n. typical feature

eg. She quickly sketched the lineaments
of his face

limpid

adj. clear, transparent,lucid

eg. She gave him a look of limpid honesty.

limber

adj. flexible, lithe, warmed up

eg. Hours of ballet classes kept him limber

lilliputian

adj. extreme small, tiny

eg. The model was built on a lilliputian scale

libertine

n. immoral or debauched person, lechery

eg. He has reputation of a libertine

lewd

adj. rude in sexual matter, extremely lustful, licentious, libidinous

eg. lewd behavior / jokes / suggestions

levy

v. collect payments, impose a fine

eg. a tax levied by the government on excess company profits

levity

n. irreverence, facetiousness, amusement

eg. The joke provided a moment of levity in a boring meeting.

laity

n. church person (not the clergy) (con chie^n)

eg. All the local clergy and laity were asked to attend the ceremony

lackluster

adj. dull, not interesting or exciting

eg. a lackluster performance

knit

v. join together

eg. The bone failed to knit correctly

irate

adj. very angry

eg. an irate phone call from a customer

jocose

adj. humorous, jocular

irksome

adj. annoying, irritating, troublesome

eg. I found the restrictions irksome

iridescent

adj. showing rainbow-like colors, opalescent

eg. the iridescent hues of the oil that floated on the surface of water

irascible

adj. irritable, easily angered, crabbed, crotchety, cantankerous

judicious

adj. wise, showing good judgement, politic

eg. the disease is curable with judicious use of antibiotics

labile

adj. unstable, likely to change, fickle

eg. adolescents these days are very emotionally labile

knoll

n. a small round hill, mound, hummock

leniency

n. mildness, not strict enough (su. giam? nhe. hinh` phat)

eg. We were surprised by the leniency of the conviction

latitude

n. - freedom, liberty, leeway
- the distance of a place north or south of the equator

lethargic

adj. lacking of energy or enthusiasm, sluggish, listless

eg. The weather made her lethargic.

lectern

n. a reading desk to make a speech in public, podium, dais

litotes

n. the use of a negative statement to emphasize the positive meaning

eg. "he wasn’t slow to accept the offer" is a litote

litigation

n. lawsuit, the process of making or defending a claim in court

eg. The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year

list

v. (of a ship) to lean to one side

lionize

v. to treat sb as a famous or important person

eg. she enjoyed being lionized by the public

limn

v. draw, describe

ligneous

adj. like wood

eg. Petrified wood may be ligneous in appearance but it is stonelike in composition

lien

n. the right to keep sb’s property until a debt is paid

libretto

n. words of an opera

libidinous

adj. lustful, showing sexual feelings

liaison

n. relationship btw 2 organizations, secret sexual love

eg. We work in close liaison with the police

liability

n. debt, drawback

eg. The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters.

lexicon

n. dictionary

eg. the lexicon of finance and economics

lexicographer

n. person who writes and edits dictionaries

levitate

v. float in the air (by magical power)

levee

n. a wall at the side of the river to prevent flooding

eg. Sandbags were used to reinforcing the levee

legend

n. explanatory list of symbols of a map

leaven

v. cause to rise or grow, ferment
(men, bot. no?)

eg. As bread dough is leavened, it expands in volume

latent

adj. potential but undeveloped, dormant

eg. These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.

larder

n. food storage

lancet

n. a sharp knife used in surgery

lagoon

n. artificial lake, salt lake (separated from sea)

eg. We loved to go swimming in the lagoon.

lachrymose

adj. producing tear, tearful

knell

n. sound of a funeral bell

kismet

n. fate, destiny

killjoy

n. a person who likes to spoil other people’s enjoyment

kaleidoscope

n. kinh' van. hoa, provide interesting symmetrical effects

junta

n. a military government that has taken power by force, cabal

juggernaut

n. irresistible and uncontrollable force, large truck

eg. Nothing could survive in the path of the juggernaut

jingoist

n. war-like chauvinist, aggressive patriot

isthmus

n. a narrow strip of land, with water on each side

ironic

adj. showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying

eg. It’s ironic that she became a teacher—she used to hate school.

invidious

adj. unfair, tending to create offense or envy

eg. It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank.

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