A | B |
legacy | a gift by will, something handed down by an ancestor or predecessor |
lethargic | sluggish, languid |
levity | excessive frivolity, flippancy |
luxuriant | abundant growth, very fertile |
magnanimity | having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit |
malevolence | ill will or evil intentions |
malice | desire to harm others |
marred | something damaged or defaced |
melancholy | depression of spirits |
menagerie | a collection of live wild animals on exhibition, a varied mixture |
nebulous | lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline |
oblivion | state of being forgotten |
obscure | difficult to see, vague |
obstinate | unyielding regardless of reason or logic |
obtrude | to thrust out, to thrust forward |
oculist | a doctor who specializes in treatment of the eyes |
perpetuate | to prolong the existence of something |
plagiarize | to steal and use another's writings as one's own |
pneumatic | pertaining to gas or air |
poignant | piercing, incisive, and keen |
portent | a sign or forewarning |
precipitate | to cause to spedily occur, throw headlong |
presumptuous | brazenly overstepping bounds, arrogant |
prodigal | wasteful, a person given to extravagance |
profundity | profound knowledge, intellectual depth |