Webster Essential Vocabulary

J – K jaded(JAY did) adj.1. worn out; weary; tired; 2. satiated or dulled from overindulging After having studied all night, Am ...

Justicemust be meted out equally to all; anything else is unjust. Justicemust allow no favoritism of any kind. Justicerequires ...

L lame(LAYM) adj.1. disabled or crippled, especially in one or both legs; stiff and painful; 3. weak; unconvincing; ineffectual ...

legitimacy(li JIT im is ee) n.the quality of being legally correct; lawful; sanc- tioned by law or custom; reasonable and just ...

literary(LIT oer ER ee) adj.1. having to do with books or writing; 2. tending toward the more formal, polished language of writi ...

litigant(LIT i gnt) n.a party to a lawsuit The two litigantsentered the courtroom to plead their cases before Judge Judy. The f ...

lubricant(LOOB ri kint) n.a substance for reducing friction by being spread on one or both of the moving parts to form a film be ...

M – N machination(MAK in AY shin) n.a secret or artful plot, usually one having evil intention (usually plural) The machination ...

manual(MAN yoo il) adj.1. of or having to do with the hands; 2. without electrical or other power assist; 3. not automatic (as i ...

materialism (muh TIR ee uhl i zm) n.1. the philosophical doctrine that every- thing in the world is matter, and even thought, wi ...

Quick Review #54. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 156 Essential ...

Melodramais typical of daytime soap operas, with lots of gesticulating and grand gestures. Silent films were filled with melodr ...

miffed(MIFT) vt.(past) offended; put out of good humor Walter was miffedat his shoddy treatment by the produce supplier. Audrey ...

misgiving(mis GIV ing) n.qualm; doubt; apprehension; disturbed feeling of doubt Did you ever have misgivingsabout going to a ce ...

moderation(MAH doer AY shin) n.1. bringing within bounds; 2. avoiding excesses or extremes; 3. calmness; absence of violence Ev ...

M – N: SAT Words 161 monarch(MAH nahrk) n.1. hereditary ruler, such as a king or queen; 2. the best; 3. the top performer in a c ...

mundane (muhn DAYN) adj.1. earthly, as distinguished from heavenly or spiritual; 2. ordinary; everyday The clergy of the Middle ...

Quick Review #57. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. M – N: SAT Wor ...

mystifying(MIS ti FY ing) adj.1. puzzling; bewildering; perplexing; 2. made obscure or difficult to understand There is somethi ...

negligible(NEG li jib il) adj.small enough to be disregarded; hardly noticeable; trifling The difference between a 30-gram and ...