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24 Cards in this Set
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Laceration
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n. A gaping wound; a torn, ragged cut or abrasion.
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Lachrymose
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adj. Causing tears; given to years.
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Lackadaisical
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adj. Lacking interest or effort; without zest or drive; halfhearted.
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Laconic
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adj. Brief and to the point; using few words.
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Laity
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n. Laypersons; a group of religious worshipers, excluding the clergy.
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Largess
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n. A boon; an advantage; a blessing.
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Lassitude
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adj. Languor; weariness; listlessness; a sense of lack of interest.
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Legerdemain
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n. Dexterity of hand; the use of skillful tricks in an attempt to entertain, baffle, and amuse.
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Licentious
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adj. Lewd; unrestrained; lawless or immoral.
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Ligneous
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adj. Like wood; having the characteristics of wood.
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Limn
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v. To depict verbally or through the use of pictures.
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Liquidate
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v. To settle accounts; to pay off; to kill off; to get rid of; to abolish.
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Lissome
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adj. Limber; flexible; supple.
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Listless
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adj. Languid; lifeless; without spirit or without energy.
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Logomachy
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n. A verbal controversy; an argument about or over words.
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Loll
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v. To lounge about lazily; to rest or recline.
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Lope
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v. To run or gallop slowly with long strides and an easy gait.
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Loquacious
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adj. Overly talkative; garrulous.
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Lucubration
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n. Hard, and focused study.
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Luculent
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adj. Easily understood; lucid; clear.
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Lugubrious
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adj. Sorrowful; excessively sad; gloomy.
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Luminary
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n. A dignitary; object that gives light; a very important person.
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Lurid
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adj. Wild; sensational.
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Lush
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adj. Growing well; unrestrained; with full foliage.
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