levity¹ :: lightness
lexicographer :: compiler of a dictionary
lexicon :: dictionary
liaison :: officer who acts as go-between for two armies
libertine :: debauched person; rou?libretto :: text of an opera
libido :: emotional urges behind human activity
lieu :: instead of
limbo :: region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; a prison
litany :: supplicatory prayer
litigation :: lawsuit
litotes :: understatement for emphasis
lode :: metal-bearing vein
longevity :: long life
lout :: clumsy person
lubricity :: slipperiness; evasiveness
lucre :: money
luster :: shine; gloss
machinations :: schemes
madrigal :: pastoral song
maelstrom :: whirlpool
magnate :: person of prominence or influence
magnitude :: greatness; extent
malcontent :: person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
malediction :: curse
malefactor :: criminal
malingerer :: one who feigns illness to escape duty
mall :: public walk
mammal :: a vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
mandate :: order; charge
manifesto :: declaration; statement of policy
marauder :: raider; intruder
marrow :: soft tissue filling the bones
marsupial :: one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch
martinet :: strict disciplinarian
matricide :: murder of a mother by a child
matrix :: mold or die
mausoleum :: monumental tomb
maxim :: proverb; a truth pithily stated
mayhem :: injury to body
meditation :: reflection; thought
medley :: mixture
melange :: medley; miscellany
melee :: fight
memento :: token; reminder
mendicant :: beggar
mentor :: teacher
meringue :: pastry decoration made of white of eggs