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136 Cards in this Set
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n labile
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likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability
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laborious
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demanding much work or care; tedious
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labyrinth
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maze
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n laceration
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torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound
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s rip
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tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N.
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s rag
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scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance
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n lachrymose
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producing tears; tearful
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n lackadaisical
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lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid
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s halfhearted
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exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
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n lackluster
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lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
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n laconic
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brief and to the point; using few words; terse
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n laggard
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slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler
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s lag
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move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.
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s straggle
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stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch
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n lagoon
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shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs
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n laity
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laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy
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s layman
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man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional
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lament
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grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation
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n lampoon
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ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person
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n lancet
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small surgical tool for making incisions
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s lance
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pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon
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languid
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lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless
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languish
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lose animation or strength
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languor
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lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression
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n lank
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long and thin; Ex. Lank
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n lap
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take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person
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n larceny
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theft; Ex. petit larceny
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n larder
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pantry; place where food is kept
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n largess
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generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)
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lascivious
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lustful
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s lust
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intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.
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n lassitude
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languor; weariness; listlessness
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latent
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present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential
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lateral
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of or coming from the side
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n latitude
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freedom from narrow limitations
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laud
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praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise
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n lavish
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liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance
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n lax
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careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service
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n leaven
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add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent
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s enliven
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make lively or spirited; animate
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lechery
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gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man
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n lectern
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reading desk or stand for a public speaker
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n leery
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(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious
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n leeway
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room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline
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s margin
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border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety
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s marginal
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of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability
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legacy
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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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legend
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explanatory list of symbols on a map
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n legerdemain
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sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand
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leniency
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mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment
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s permissive
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allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society
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leonine
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like a lion
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lethal
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deadly
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lethargic
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drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity
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n levee
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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise
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n levitate
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rise and float in the air (especially by magical means); CF. light
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levity
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lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner
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n levy
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impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax); Ex. levy a tax on tobacco
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lewd
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lustful
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n lexicographer
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compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary
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n lexicon
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dictionary
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n liability
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drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)
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liaison
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contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection
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libel
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defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous
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n libertine
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debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou\'e; CF. free
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s rou\'e
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lecherous man
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libidinous
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lustful
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n libido
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psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire
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n libretto
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text of an opera or oratorio; CF. book
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licentious
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amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
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s license
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official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.
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n lien
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legal claim or right on a property
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n ligneous
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like wood
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n lilliputian
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extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels
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n limber
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flexible; supple; pliable; V.
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n limbo
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region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang); Ex. Purgatory and Limbo
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s abode
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dwelling place; home
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s abide
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dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people.
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n limn
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draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?
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n limpid
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crystal clear
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lineage
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descent; ancestry
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n lineaments
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features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line
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s feature
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distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent
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s linger
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loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.
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s persist
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continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent
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linguistic
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pertaining to language
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s lionize
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treat (a person) as a celebrity
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s liquidate
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settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish
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s list
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tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)
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listless
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lacking in spirit or energy; languid
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n litany
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supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words
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n lithe
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flexible; supple; CF. limber
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s willowy
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flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow
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n litigation
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lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate
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n litotes
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understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)''
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s understate
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state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate
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n livid
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lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry
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n loath
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reluctant; unwilling; disinclined; Ex. Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go.
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loathe
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detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell
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n lode
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metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)
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lofty
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very high
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s loft
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room or space under the roof; attic
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log
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record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.
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loiter
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hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
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n loll
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lounge about
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s lounge
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stand
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longevity
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long life; long duration
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n loom
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appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged
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s gallows
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framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)
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s noose
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loop formed in a rope
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n lope
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gallop slowly
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loquacious
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talkative; N. loquacity
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n lout
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clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?
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n low
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moo; make the sound of a cow
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s lubricate
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apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction
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lucid
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easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity
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lucrative
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profitable; producing wealth
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n lucre
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money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre
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s filth
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dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
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n ludicrous
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laughable; ridiculous; trifling
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n lugubrious
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mournful; sorrowful
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n lull
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moment of calm; period of reduced activity; Ex. a lull in the rain; V: cause to become less active; cause to sleep or rest; Ex. lull the opponents into a false sense of security; CF. lullaby
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n lumber
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move heavily or clumsily; Ex. The bear lumbered through the woods; N: timber
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n lumen
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unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
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n luminary
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celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)
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s dignitary
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person of high rank or position
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n luminous
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shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs
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lunar
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pertaining to the moon
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s lunatic
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insane; Ex. lunatic asylum
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n lurid
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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder
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n lurk
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stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
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s slink
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move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)
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n luscious
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pleasing to taste or smell; delicious
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n luster
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shine; gloss (of a polished surface)
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n lustrous
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shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair
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n luxuriant
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abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious
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