limp v. 跛行, 鬆軟 (limp:walk=stutter:talk) (limp<>firm)
limpid a. 清澈的, 透明的 (limpid<>murky/unclear/turbid)
linen n. 亞麻, 亞麻製品 (clay:porcelain=flax:linen)
linger v. 慢步 (lingering<>fleeting)
linoleum n. 油布, 油毯 (varnish:wood=wax:linoleum)
lint n. 繃帶用麻布, 皮棉 (lint:covering=tarpaulin:garment)
lionize v. 捧為名人, 參觀名勝 (lionize:admire=vituperate:despise)
lip n. 唇, 唇狀構造
lissome a. 柔軟的, 敏捷的 (lissome<>solid/ungainly)
list a. 傾斜的
listless a. 倦怠的, 冷漠的
lithe a. 柔軟的, 易彎曲的 (lithe<>awkward/inelastic)
livid a. 怒氣衝衝的, 鉛色的
lizard n. 蜥蜴 (lizard:reptile=orange:fruit)
loath a. 不喜歡的 (loath<>eager/delectable)
loathe v. 厭惡 (loathe<>amusing)
locomotive n. 火車頭 (locomotive:flatcar=tugboat:barge)
lode n. 礦脈, 水道 (shale:lode=well:aquifer)
lofty a. 高聳的, 高尚的 (lofty<>ignominious/mean)
loll v. 懶洋洋的 (loll<>move vigorously)
longevity n. 長期, 長壽 (longevity<>brief duration )
longing a. 渴望的 (crave:longing=exult:satisfaction)
loophole n. 小窗, 換氣孔
lope v. 慢慢跑 (drawl:speak=lope:run)
lopsided a. 傾向一方的, 不平衡的 (even-handed/fair<>lopsided)
loquacious a. 多嘴的, 饒舌的 (loquacious:talkative=rash:adventurous)
lottery n. 彩票 (lottery:raffle=ticket:admission)
lounge v. 懶散地斜靠 n. 休息室
loutish a. 粗魯的 (coltish:discipline=loutish:grace)
loyal n. 忠貞, 忠誠, 忠實
lubricate v. 潤滑 (lubricate:abrasion=seal:leakage)
lucid a. 清澈的, 透明的 (lucid:perceive=transparent:understand=prominent:notice)
lucubration n. 刻苦鑽研 (lucubration<>cursory consideration)
ludicrous a. 可笑的, 荒唐的
lug v. 拖, 拉 (lug:carry=trudge:walk)
lugubrious a. 悲哀的 (facetious<>earnest/ingenuous/lugubrious)
lull v. 麻痹, 使安靜 (lull<>hectic period/revive/startle/galvanize)
lullaby n. 搖籃曲 (lullaby:song=diatribe:discourse)
lumber v. 笨重地行動 (lumber<>glide/adept)
lumen n. 流明 (lumen:light=decibel:sound=volt:electricity=watt:power)
luminary n. 傑出人物 (master/maven:experience=luminary:eminence)
lurch v. 笨重地行動 (lurch<>progress smoothly)
lurk v. 潛藏, 埋伏 (lurk:wait=abscond:depart=hoard:save)
lush a. 蒼翠繁茂的 (sere<>lush)
lustrous a. 有光澤的, 光輝的 (numb:insensible=burnish:lustrous)
luxurious a. 愛好奢侈的, 豪華的 (ascetic:luxury=teetotaler:alcohol)
lyric n. 抒情詩, 歌詞 (pleasurable:paradisical=melodious:lyrical)
macaber/macabre a. 可怕的, 關於死亡的 (macabre:shudder=hilarious:laugh)
mace n. 權杖 (cornucopia:abundance=mace:authority)
macerate v. 浸軟 (macerate<>harden by drying)
maculate a. 有斑點的 (maculated<>unspotted)
maelstrom n. 大漩渦, 災禍 (maelstrom:turbulent=mirage:illusory)
magnanimous a. 寬大的 (taciturn:chatter=magnanimous:begrudge嫉妒=insufferable:tolerate)
magnificent a. 高尚的, 宏偉的 (magnificent<>base)
maladroit n. 笨拙的 (complaisance:intractable=adeptness:maladroit)
malaise n. 不舒服 (malaise<>cheerful feeling)
malcontent a. 不滿的, 不服的 (dilatory:procrastinate=malcontent:complain)
malicious a. 惡毒的 (malicious:ill will=diligent:effort=exaggerating:hyperbole)
malign v. 誹謗, 有害的 (diligent:effort=malign:ill will)
malinger v. 裝病以逃避工作 (malinger:ail=flatter:appreciate)
malleable a. 可塑的, 易改變的 (dormant:inactivity=malleable:plasticity)
malodor n. 惡臭 (malodorous:smell=jarring:sound)
mandatory a. 強制的 (mandatory:comply=forbidden:abstain)
maneuver n. 謀略, 演練
mangle v. 破壞 (mangle<>to make unity)
mangy a. 污穢的, 卑劣的 (mangy<>decorous)
mania n. 狂熱 (enthusiasm:mania=suspicion:paranoia)
manifest a. 顯然的, 載貨單, 旅客名單 (manifest:perceive=brittle:break) (manifest:cargo=agenda:meeting=inventory:merchandise)
manipulate v. 巧妙操作 (dexterous:manipulate=prescient:predict)
mansion n. 大廈, 大邸 (mansion:residence=limousine:automobile)
manumit v. 解放 <奴隸> (manumission<>enslavement)
manure n. 肥料, 施肥 (glue:seal=manure:fertilize)
manuscript n. 手稿 (archive:manuscript=arsenal:weapon)
mar v. 毀損 (burnish:dull=mar:flawless) (mar<>enhance)
marble n. 大理石 (canvas:painter=marble:sculptor)
marsh n. 沼澤, 濕地 (marsh:sodden=desert:arid)
marsupial n. 有袋動物 (kangaroo:marsupial=squirrel:rodent)
martial a. 戰爭的 (martial:military=runic:mysterious)
martinet n. 嚴格要求紀律的人 (dabbler:dedication=martinet:leniency)
marvel n. 奇跡 (marvel<>mean/pedestrian)
masquerade n. 偽裝, 化裝舞會 (dissemble:information=masquerade:feeling)
masticate v. 咀嚼 (lung:respire=tooth:masticate)
mathematical a. 數學的, 精確的
matriculate v. 准許入學 (commencement<>matriculation) (inauguration:official=matriculation:student)
mattress n. 床墊 (tablecloth:table=sheet:mattress)
maudlin a. 感情脆弱的, 愛哭的 (maudlin:sentimental=obsequious:deferential)
maven n. 行家 (maven:experience=luminary:eminence=augur:prediction)
maverick n. 特立獨行的人 (dissenter:orthodox=maverick:group)
mawkish a. 自作多情的, 令人作嘔的 (mawkish:sentimental=gullible:trust)
meager a. 貧乏的,稀少的 (liberal/amplitude<>meagerness)
mean a. 吝嗇的, 低劣的, 簡陋的
meander v. 漫止, 蜿蜒而流 (=labyrinth) (meander<>move purposively)
measly a. 低賤的 (measly:contemptibly=puny:weakly)
measured a. 標準的 (measured<>inappropriate)
mechanical a. 機械的, 呆板的
meddle v. 干涉, 管閒事 (attentive:meddlesome=envious:jealous)
media n. 培養基, 媒體 (plantation:tobacco=media:bacteria)
mediate v. 調解, 調停 (intercessor:mediate=translator:interpret)
mediocre a. 平凡的 (virtuosity<>mediocrity)
meditate v. 沈思, 反省
medley n. 混雜 (montage:images=medley:songs)
meek a. 懦弱的, 溫柔的 (meek<>vaunt/ostentatious)
meet a. 合適的 (meet<>inappropriate/unsuitable)
melancholy a. 憂鬱的 (jocund<>melancholy)
meliorism n. 世界改良論 (meliorism:progress=egalitarian:equity)
mellifluous a. 曲調優美的 (mellifluous:music=ambrosial:food)
mellow a. 柔和的, 成熟的 (mellow<>impetuous)
melodrama n. 誇大的戲劇 (melodrama:subtlety=chimera:authenticity)
melody n. 美的曲調 (cacophony:melody=genteel:churl)
membrane n. 薄膜, 細胞膜 (pore:membrane=door:room) (cell:membrane=seed:hull)
menace v. 威嚇, 脅迫 (odious:disgust=menacing:fear=blatant:arrest)
mend v. 改進, 加快
mendacious a. 不真的, 撒謊的 (ambiguous:clarity=mendacious:truth)
mentor n. 賢明的顧問, 導師 (mentor:guidance=oracle:prophecy=prevaricator:deceive)
mercenary a. 唯利是圖的, 傭兵 (mercenary:soldier=hack:writer)
mercurial a. 善變的, 活潑的 (scurrilous:propriety=mercurial:constancy)
merited a. 應得的, 理所當然的 (merited<>gratuitous/unsuitable)
meritorious a. 令人敬佩的 (meritorious:honor=??)
mesh v. 纏住, 嚙合 (disengage<>mesh)
mesmeric/mesmerism n. 著迷, 催眠術 (exhaustive:careful=mesmerized:interesting)
messy a. 混亂的, 骯髒的
metamorphose v. 變形, 改變 (metamorphose<>remain unaltered)
metaphor n. 隱喻, 暗喻 (metaphor:literal=melody:spoken前者修飾過) (insect:butterfly=philosophy:metaphysics形而上學)
meteoric a. 迅速的, 流星的, 曇花一現的 (fleeting:pass=meteoric:rise) (meteoric<>plodding/gradual)
meteorology n. 氣象學 (demography:population=meteorology:weather=pathology:disease)
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