L&M Vocab Survey Literature

Lachrymose

excessively tearful or sentimental

Lurid

sensational or graphically shocking

Maven

an expert or connoisseur

Lionize

 to treat as an object of great admiration

Lucid

Clear in thought or expression

Magnanimous

generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival

Laud

to praise highly

Mitigate

to lessen the severity or impact of something

Martinet

a rigid disciplinarian

Lax

not strict or careful

Mundane

ordinary or dull

Maelstrom

a state of violent turmoil or confusion

Loathe

to feel strong dislike or disgust

Lackadaisical

lacking interest or enthusiasm

Malleable

capable of being shaped or influenced

Mercurial

subject to sudden changes of mood

Laconic

brief and to the point

Lassitude

physical or mental weariness

Lilliputian

extremely small or trivial

Liturgy

a prescribed form of ritual or ceremony

Lascivious

expressing or arousing sexual desire

Monolith

a large, uniform, and unyielding structure or institution

Milieu

The social or cultural environment

Maudlin

excessively sentimental

Macabre

grim or involving death

Machiavellian

marked by cunning or political deceit

Malaprop

The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one

Levity

lightness or frivolity of manner

Morose

Gloomy or sullen

Layman

A person without specialized knowledge