Lien—lē´en or lī´en, not leen. A charge upon property for the satisfaction of a debt.
Lighted is preferable to lĭt as the imperfect tense and past participle of light. "He lighted the gas," instead of, "He lit the gas." "I have lighted the fire," instead of, "I have lit the fire." The same remarks apply to the imperfect and participle of light taken as an intransitive verb. "The bird has lighted upon the tree," instead of, "has lit upon the tree." Lit is condemned as common.
Lithographer—lĭ-thog´ra-pher, not lĭth´o-grăph-er, nor lī-thŏg´ra-pher. Lithography (lĭ-thŏg´ra-phy).
Loath—lōth, not lŏth; the th is as in both. Reluctant. Written sometimes loth. The verb is loathe, with the th as in breathe.
Lyceum—lī-sē´um, not lī´se-um.
M.
Machiavelian—măk-i-a-vēl´ian, not măsh-i-a-vĕl´ian. pertaining to Machiavel; politically cunning.
Mad. In the sense of provoked, wrathful or indignant, angry is generally considered the more appropriate word. "Mad as a March hare," is an indelicate term that should not be used on account of its origin.
Madame—mä-däm´, not măd´am.
Magna Charta—magna kär´ta, not magna chär´ta.