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41 Cards in this Set
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labile
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adj; likely to change; unstable
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lachrymose
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adj; producing tears
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laconic
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adj; brief and to the point
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laggard
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adj; slow; sluggish
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laity
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n; laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy
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lancet
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n; small surgical tool for making incisions
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languish
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v; lose animation or strength
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languor
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n; lassitude; depression
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lap
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v; take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash
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larder
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n; pantry; place where food is kept
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largess
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n; generous gift
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lassitude
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n; langour; weariness
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latitude
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n; freedom from narrow limitations
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laud
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v; praise
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legacy
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n; a gift made by a will
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legerdemain
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n; sleight of hand
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leonine
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adj; like a lion
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levity
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n; lack of seriousness
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libertine
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n; debauched person; roué
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libretto
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n; text of an opera
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licentious
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adj; amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained
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lien
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n; legal claim on a property
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ligneous
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adj; like wood
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limn
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v; draw; outline; describe
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limpid
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adj; clear
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lineaments
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n; features, especially of the face
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lionize
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v; treat as a celebrity
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list
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v; tilt; lean over
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listless
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adj; lacking in spirit or energy
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litany
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n; supplicatory prayer
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lithe
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adj; flexible; supple
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livid
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adj; lead-colored; black and blue; ashen; enraged
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loath
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adj; reluctant; disinclined
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lode
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n; metal-bearing vein
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lope
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v; gallop slowly
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lout
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n; clumsy person
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low
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v; moo
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lucre
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n; money
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lugubrious
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adj; mournful
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lumen
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n; unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
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lurid
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adj; wild; sensational; graphic
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