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29 Cards in this Set
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laconic
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using few words
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laggard
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dawdler, loafer, lazy person
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lambaste
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disapprove angrily
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lament
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to deplore, grieve
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lampoon
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to attack with satire, mock harshly
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languor
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listlessness
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lap (v)
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to drink using the tongue; to wash against
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larder
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place where food is stored
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lascivious
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lewd, lustful
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lassitude
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lethargy, sluggishness
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latitude
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freedom of action or choice
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laxity
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carelessness
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legerdemain
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trickery
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lethargy
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indifferent inactivity
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libertarian
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one who believes in unrestricted freedom
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libertine
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a free thinker, usually used disparaging; one without moral restraint
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licentious
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immoral; unrestrained by society
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limpid
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clear and simple in style; marked by transparency
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liniment
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medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
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lissome
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easily flexed, limber, agile
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listless
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lacking energy and enthusiasm
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lithe
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moving and bending with ease; graceful
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loiter
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to stand around idly
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lucid
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clear and easily understood
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low
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to make a sound like a cow, moo
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lugubrious
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sorrowful, mournful
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lull (v)
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to soothe
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lurid
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harshly shocking, sensational; glowing
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luxuriance
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excessive lavishness; abundance
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