Webster Essential Vocabulary

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 between them; grease, oil, or
graphite

• The use of axle grease as a lubricantin wheel hubs greatly extends the
  longevity of both wheel and axle.


• If left uncorrected, the loss of lubricantfrom a car engine will surely doom
  the engine.
  lubricate(LOOB ri kayt) vt.1. to make slippery or smooth; 2. to put a lubricant
  onto or into —vi.to act as a lubricant


• It used to be standard practice at each oil change to lubricatethe car’s ball
  joints.


• This practice is no longer followed because most automotive ball joints
  these days are self-lubricating.
  [-d, lubricating]
  lurid(LU rid) adj.harsh or shocking; vivid; sensational; shocking


• Tabloids love to feature luridstories on their front pages to attract the
  attention of impulse-buying shoppers.


• Nothing is as welcome at the box office as a luridstory about an ax
  murderer or a cannibalistic doctor.

Quick Review #53.

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

152 Essential Vocabulary

1. litigant


2. livid


3. loathe


4. lobbyist


5. logo


6. longevity


7. lubricant


8. lubricate


9. lurid

a. persuader

b. grease

c. shocking

d. suer

e. pale

f. graphite

g. symbol

h. duration

i. detest