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GRE Vocab12
L words/GRE Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Latent | potential that is not readily apparent |
Laud | to giv praise; to glorify |
Lavish | extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly |
Leery | suspicious |
Languid | lacking energy; indifferent |
Lapidary | relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them |
Larceny | theft of property |
Largess | generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior |
Lassitude | a state of diminished energy |
Legerdemain | trickery |
Lethargic | acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner |
Levity | an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual |
Liberal | tolerant or broad |
Libertine | a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint |
Lachrymose | tearful |
Laconic | using few words |
Lament | to express sorrow; to grieve |
Lampoon | to ridicule with satire |
Licentious | immoral; unrestrained by society |
Limpid | clear; transparent |
Lionize | to treat as a celebrity |
Lissome | easily flexed; limber; agile |
Listless | lacking energy and enthusiasm |
Livid | discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger |
Loquacious | talkative |
Lucid | clear and esily understood |
Lugubrious | sorrowful; mournful; dismal |
Lumber | to move slowly and awkwardly |
Luminous | bright; brilliant; glowing |