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labile
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likely to change; unstable
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laceration
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torn, ragged wound
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lachrymose
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producing tears
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lackadaisical
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lacking purpose and zest; halfhearted; languid
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laconic
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* brief and to the point
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laggard
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slow; sluggish
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laity
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laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy
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lambaste
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beat; thrash verbally or physically
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lampoon
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ridicule
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lancet
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small surgical tool for making incisions
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languid
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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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lassitude; depression
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lank
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long and thin
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lap
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take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently
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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
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lascivious
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lustful
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lassitude
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* languor; weariness
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latent
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* potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden
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latitude
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freedom from narrow limitations
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laud
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praise
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lavish
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liberal; wasteful
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lax
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careless
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leaven
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cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven
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lechery
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gross lewdness; lustfulness
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lectern
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reading desk
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leery
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suspicious; cautious
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legacy
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gift made by a will
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand
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leonine
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like a lion
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lethargic
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* drowsy; dull
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levee
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* earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding
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levity
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* lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
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levy
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impose (a fine); collect (a payment)
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lewd
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lustful
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lexicographer
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compiler of a dictionary
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liability
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drawback; debts
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liaison
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contact that keeps parties in communication; go-between; secret love affair
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libel
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defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character
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libertine
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debauched person, roué
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libido
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emotional urges behind human activity
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libretto
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text of an opera
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licentious
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amoral; lewd and lascivious
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lien
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legal claim 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
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limbo
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region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang)
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limn
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draw; outline; describe
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limpid
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clear
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lineaments
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features, especially of the face
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linger
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loiter or dawdle; continue or persist
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lionize
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treat as a celebrity
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liquidate
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settle accounts; clear up
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list
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tilt; lean over
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listless
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lacking in spirit or energy
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litany
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supplicatory prayer
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lithe
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flexible; supple
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litigation
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lawsuit
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litotes
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understatement for emphasis
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livid
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lead-coloured; black and blue; ashen; enraged
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loath
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reluctant; disinclined
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lode
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metal-bearing vein
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log
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* record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities
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loll
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lounge about
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loom
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appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form)
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lope
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gallop slowly
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loquacious
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talkative
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lout
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clumsy person
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low
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moo
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lucid
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* easily understood; clear; intelligible
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lucre
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money
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lugubrious
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mournful
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lull
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moment of calm
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lumber
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move heavily or clumsily
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lumen
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unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
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luminary
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celebrity; dignitary
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luminous
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* shining; issuing light
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lurid
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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
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lurk
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stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
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luscious
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pleasing to taste or smell
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luxuriant
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abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
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