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59 Cards in this Set
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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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laceration
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torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound
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lackadaisical
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lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid
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lackluster
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lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
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laggard
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slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler
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lag
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move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.
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laity
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laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy
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layman
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man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional
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lancet
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small surgical tool for making incisions
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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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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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larder
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pantry; place where food is kept
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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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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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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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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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levee
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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise
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lewd
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lustful
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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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licentious
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amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
распущенный, безнравственный |
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ligneous
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like wood
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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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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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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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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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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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loiter
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hang about/around; stand idly about; linger
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loll
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lounge about
сидеть развалясь; стоять (облокотясь) в ленивой позе |
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lounge
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stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
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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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lout
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clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides
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low
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moo; make the sound of a cow
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lucid
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easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity
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lucre
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money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre
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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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luminary
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celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)
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lurid
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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder
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luscious
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pleasing to taste or smell; delicious
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luster
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shine; gloss (of a polished surface)
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