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57 Cards in this Set
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lagoon (n)
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shallow body of water near a sea; lake
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laity (n)
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laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy
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lambaste (v)
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beat; thrash verbally or physically
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lampoon (v)
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ridicule
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lancet (n)
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small surgical tool for making incisions
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languid (adj)
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wearly, sluggish, listless
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languish (v)
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lose animation or strength
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languor (n)
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lassitude; depression
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lank (adj)
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long and thin
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lap (v)
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take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently
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larceny (n)
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theft
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larder (n)
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pantry; place where food is kept
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largess (n)
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generous gift
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lassitude (n)
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languor; weariness
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latitude (n)
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freedom from narrow limitations
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lavish (adj)
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liberal, wasteful
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lax (adj)
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careless, not strict/severe,
relaxed (of muscles) |
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leaven (v)
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cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven
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lechery (n)
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gross lewdness; lustfulness
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lectern (n)
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reading desk
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leery (adj)
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suspicious; cautious
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leeway (n)
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room to move; margin
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legacy (n)
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a gift made by a will
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legend (n)
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explanatory list of symbols on a map
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legerdemain (n)
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sleight of hand
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leonine (adj)
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like a lion
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levitate (v)
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float in the air (especially by magical means)
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levy (v)
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impose (a fine); collect (a payment)
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lewd (adj)
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lustful
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lexicographer (n)
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compiler of a dictionary
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lexicon (2)
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someone's vocabulary; a dictionary
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liability (n) (3)
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(1) being something that holds you back
(2) debts (3) being legally responsible |
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liason (n) (3)
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(1) contact that keeps parties in communication;
(2) go-between; (3) secret love affair |
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libel (n)
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defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character
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libidinous (adj)
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lustful
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libretto (n)
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text of an opera
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licentious (adj)
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amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
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lien (n)
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legal claim on a property
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ligneous (adj)
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like wood
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limbo (n) (4)
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(1) region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept;
(2) a prison (slang) (3) an uncertain period where you're awaiting a decision or resolution "his fate is in limbo" (4) state of neglect or oblivion "the children were left in emotional limbo" |
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lineage (n)
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descent; ancestry
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lineaments (n)
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features, especially of the face
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lionize (v)
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treat as a celebrity
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liquidate (v)
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settle accounts; clear up
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list (v)
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tilt; lean over
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litany
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supplicatory prayer
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litigation (n)
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lawsuit
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litotes (n)
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understatement for emphasis
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livid (adj) (2)
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(1) lead-colored; black and blue; ashen
(2) enraged |
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loath (adj)
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reluctant; disinclined
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loathe (v)
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detest
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lode (n)
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metal-bearing vein
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lofty (adj)
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very high
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loll (v)
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lounge about
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longevity (n)
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long life
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loom (v)
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appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form)
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lope (v)
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gallop slowly
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