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vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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lacquer | to give a sleek glossy finish |
laden | weighed down with a load |
LAVATORY | a room equipped with washing and often toilet facilities;a bathroom |
lunatic | suffering from lunac;insane |
laborious | marked by or required long hard work |
listless | lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort;lethargic |
lenient | inclined not to be harsh or strict;merciful, generous or indulgent |
larceny | the unlaw ful taking and removing of anothers personal property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner;theft |
loathe | to dislike (someone or something) greatly;abhor |
lanky | tall,thin,and ungainly |
lope | to run or ride with a steady, easy gait |
lance | a thrusting weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp metal head |
lichen | a fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae, resulting in a composite organism that characteristically forms a crust like or branching growth on rocks or tree trunks |
liberate | to set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control |
lucid | easily understood; intelligible |
lurk | to lie in wait as in ambush |
lynch | to punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry |
lax | lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness |
lacerate | to rip,cut, or tear |
languish | to be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor |