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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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laity
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laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy
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lament
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grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation
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lampoon
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ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution
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lancet
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small surgical tool for making incisions
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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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lank
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long and thin; Ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln
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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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larceny
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theft; Ex. petit larceny
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larder
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pantry; place where food is kept
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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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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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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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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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lax
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careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; Ex. lax service
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leaven
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add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens
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lechery
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gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man
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lectern
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reading desk or stand for a public speaker
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leery
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(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious
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leeway
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room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline
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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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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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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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levee
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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise
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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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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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lexicographer
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compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary
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lexicon
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dictionary
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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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libertine
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debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou\'e; CF. free
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libidinous
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lustful
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libido
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psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire
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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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lien
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legal claim or right on a property
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ligneous
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like wood
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lilliputian
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extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels
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limber
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flexible; supple; pliable; V.
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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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limn
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draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?
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limpid
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crystal clear
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lineage
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descent; ancestry
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lineaments
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features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line
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linguistic
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pertaining to language
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listless
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lacking in spirit or energy; languid
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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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lithe
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flexible; supple; CF. limber
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litigation
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lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate
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litotes
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understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)''
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livid
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lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry
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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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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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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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loll
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lounge about
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longevity
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long life; long duration
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loom
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appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth
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lope
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gallop slowly
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loquacious
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talkative; N. loquacity
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