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| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown:UNSTABLE |
| laborious | adj. needing much effort |
| labyrinth | n. complicated network of winding passages, paths, etc through which it is difficult to find one's way |
| lace | n. delicate fabric with an ornamental openwork design of threads |
| lacerate | v. injure by tearing |
| laceration | n. tearing of the flesh |
| lachrymose | adj. in the habit of weeping; tearful; mournful |
| lackadaisical | adj. lacking vigour and determination; unenthusiastic |
| lackluster | lacking brilliance or vitality ; lacking luster or shine |
| laconic | adj. using few words; terse |
| lag | v. ~ (behind sb/sth); ~ (behind) go too slow; fail to keep pace with others |
| laggard | n. person who lags behind |
| lagoon | n. salt-water lake separated from the open sea by sandbanks or coral reefs |
| laity | n. the laity all the members of a Church who are not ordained clergymen; laymen ; |
| lambaste | v. hit (sb) hard and repeatedly; thrash ; |
| lament | v. ~ (for/over sb/sth) feel or express great sorrow or regret for (sb/sth) |
| lampoon | n. piece of writing that attacks and ridicules a person, a book, an institution, etc |
| lance | n. weapon used for catching fish, etc with a long wooden shaft and a pointed steel head |
| lancet | n. sharp pointed two-edged surgical instrument used for opening abscesses, etc |
| languid | adj. lacking vigour or energy; slow-moving |
| languish | v. lack or lose vitality |
| languor | n. tiredness or laziness of mind and body; listlessness ; |
| lank | adj. straight and limp |
| lap | n. area formed by the upper part of a seated person's thighs |
| larceny | n. (instance of) theft of personal goods |
| larder | n. cupboard or small room used for storing food |
| largess | n. generous giving of money or gifts, esp to sb of lower rank or status |
| lascivious | adj. feeling, expressing or causing sexual desire |
| lassitude | n. tiredness of mind or body |
| latch | n. fastening for a gate or door, consisting of a bar that is lifted from its catch, groove, hole, etc by a lever |
| latent | adj. existing but not yet active, developed or visible |
| lateral | adj. of, at, from or towards the side |
| latitude | n. distance of a place north or south of the equator, measured in degrees . |
| laud | v. praise (sb/sth); glorify |
| laudable | adj. deserving praise; praiseworthy |
| laudatory | adj. expressing or giving praise |
| lavish | adj. ~ ~ (in doing sth) giving or producing generously or in large quantities |
| lax | adj. not sufficiently strict or severe; negligent |
| laxative | n, adj causing or helping the bowels to empty |
| layman | n. person who does not have an expert knowledge of a subject |
| leash | n. = lead |
| leaven | n. substance used to make dough rise before it is baked to make bread |
| leave-taking | n. act of saying goodbye |
| lechery | n. excessive interest in sexual pleasure |
| lectern | n. high sloping desk made to hold a lecturer's notes, a Bible in church, etc |
| leery | adj. ~ (infml ) wary; suspicious |
| leeway | n. amount of freedom to move, change, etc that is left to sb |
| legacy | n. money or property left to sb in a will |
| legato | adj. adv (to be played) in a smooth even manner |
| legend | n. story handed down from the past, esp one that may not be true |
| legerdemain | n. skilful performance of tricks using the hands; juggling; conjuring ; |
| legislature | n. body of people with the power to make and change laws |
| leniency | mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant ; a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone |
| leonine | adj. of or like a lion |
| lethal | adj. causing or able to cause death |
| lethargic | adj. Hot weather makesme lethargic |
| levee | n. assembly of visitors, esp at a formal reception |
| levitate | v. rise and float in the air, esp by means of supernatural powers |
| levity | n. lack of proper seriousness or respect |
| levy | v. ~ sth (on sb) collect (a payment, etc) by authority or force; impose sth |
| lewd | adj. treating sexual matters in a vulgar or indecent way |
| lexicographer | n. person who compiles dictionaries |
| lexicon | n. dictionary, esp of an ancient language , |
| liability | n. ~state of being liable |
| liaison | n. communicationand co-operation between units of an organization |
| libel | n. false written or printed statement that damages sb's reputation |
| libelous | defamatory; injurious to the good name of a person |
| libertine | n. man who lives an irresponsible and immoral life |
| libidinous | adj. having or showing strong sexual feelings; lustful ; |
| libido | n. (psychology ) emotional energy or urge, esp sexual |
| libretto | n. words that are sung and spoken in an opera or musical play |
| license | v. give a licence to |
| licentious | adj. disregardingthe rules of behaviour, esp in sexual matters |
| lien | n. ~ (on/upon sth) right to keep sb's property until a debt owed in connection with it (for repair, transport, etc) is paid , |
| ligneous | adj. woody |
| lilliputian | adj. on a small scale; tiny |
| limber | adj. supple; flexible ; |
| limbo | n. in limbo in an intermediate or uncertain state; neglected |
| limn | portray; describe vividly |
| limp | adj. not stiff or firm |
| limpid | adj. clear; transparent |
| lineage | n. line of descent from an ancestor; ancestry |
| lineaments | n. features of the face, etc |
| linger | v. stay for a long time; be unwilling to leave |
| linguistic | adj. of language or linguistics |
| lionize | assign great social importance to |
| liquidate | v. pay or settle |
| list | n. series of names, items, figures, etc written or printed |
| listless | adj. having no energy, vitality or enthusiasm |
| litany | n. series of prayers to God for use in church services, spoken by a priest with set responses by the congregation |
| lithe | adj. bending or turning easily; supple |
| litigation | n. process of going to law |
| litotes | n. ironical understatement,esp using a negative to emphasize the contrary , It wasn't easy It was very difficult |
| litter | n. light rubbish (eg bits of paper, wrappings, bottles) left lying about, esp in a public place |
| livid | adj. of the colour of lead; bluish-grey |
| loath | adj. ~ to do sth unwilling; reluctant |
| loathe | v. feel great hatred or disgust for (sb/sth) |
| lode | n. vein of metal ore |
| loft | n. room or space directly under the roof of a house, used for storing things |
| lofty | adj. (of thoughts, aims, etc) noble; exalted |
| log | n. length of tree-trunk that has fallen or been cut down |
| loiter | v. ~ stand about idly |
| loll | v. ~ rest, sit or stand lazily, often while leaning against sth |
| longevity | n. long life |
| lookout | the act of keeping watch against danger, etc. |
| loom | n. machine for weaving cloth |
| lope | v. run fairly fast with long bounding strides |
| lopsided | adj. with one side lower, smaller, etc than the other; unevenly balanced |
| loquacious | adj. fondof talking; talkative ; |
| lot | n. the `lot, all the `lot, the whole `lot the whole number or amount (of sb/sth) |
| lottery | n. way of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers selected at random |
| lounge | v. sit or stand in a lazy way, esp leaning against sth; loll |
| lout | n. clumsy vulgar man or youth with bad manners |
| low | adj. not high or tall; not extending far upwards |
| lubricate | v. put oil or grease on or in so that it moves easily |
| lucid | adj. clearly expressed; easy to understand |
| lucrative | adj. producing much money; profitable |
| lucre | n. profit or money-making, as a motive for doing sth |
| ludicrous | adj. causing laughter; ridiculous; absurd |
| lugubrious | adj. dismal; mournful |
| lull | v. ~ sb/sth (to sth) make (a person or an animal) quiet or less active; soothe sb/sth |
| lumber | n. unwanted pieces of furniture, etc that are stored away or take up space |
| lumen | a unit of luminous flux equal to the light emitted in a unit solid angle by a uniform point source of one candle intensity |
| luminary | n. person who inspires or influences others |
| luminous | adj. giving out light; bright |
| lunar | adj. of the moon |
| lunatic | n. insane person |
| lurid | adj. having bright glaring colours or combinations of colour |
| lurk | v. be or stay hidden, esp when waiting to attack |
| luscious | adj. rich and sweet in taste or smell |
| lush | adj. growing thickly and strongly; luxuriant |
| lust | n. ~ (for sb) strong sexual desire |
| luster | shine; gloss |
| lustrous | adj. having lustre |
| luxuriant | adj. growing thickly and strongly; lush |
| luxuriate | v. ~ in sth take great pleasure in sth; enjoy sth as a luxury |