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59 Cards in this Set
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lachrymose |
producing tears; tearful
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lackadaisical
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lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid
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halfhearted
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exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
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lackluster
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lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
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laconic
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brief and to the point; using few words; terse
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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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straggle
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stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch
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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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lambaste
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beat; thrash verbally or physically
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layman
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man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional
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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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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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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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lust
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intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.
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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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enliven
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make lively or spirited; animate
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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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margin
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border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety
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marginal
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of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability
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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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permissive
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allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society
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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 |
