Question | Answer |
labyrinth | complicated |
lacerate | to tear roughly |
lachrymose | tearful |
lackadaisical | uninterested |
lackey | slavish follower |
lackluster | lacking brilliance; dull |
laconic | concise |
lactic | pertaining to milk |
laggard | a slow person |
laity | religious followers |
lambent | radiant; to move lightly over a surface |
lament | to mourn |
laminated | covered with thin sheets of plastic |
lampoon | sharp satire |
languid | sluggish |
lanky | tall and slender |
lapidary | a dealer in precious stones |
larceny | theft |
largess | a generous gift |
lascivious | lustful |
lassitude | weakness and weariness |
latent | present, but not visible |
lateral | sideways |
latitude | freedom |
laudable | praiseworthy |
laureate | worthy of honor |
lave | to wash |
lax | negligent; careless |
leeway | room for action |
legerdemain | deception |
lenient | permissive |
leonine | fierce |
lesion | a wound |
lethargic | dull or sluggish; weak |
leviathan | anything huge |
levity | lack of seriousness; humor |
levy | to impose taxes |
lexicon | dictionary or vocabulary of a special group |
liaison | a bond or a connection |
libation | a drink |
libel | a false, written statement |
liberal | generous |
irrepressible | unable to be restrained |
irresolute | doubtful |
irreverent | disrespectful |
irrevocable | unchangeable |
itinerant | moving from place to place |
jaded | tired; worn out |
jargon | vocabulary of a particular group of people |
jaundiced | yellowed skin or prejudiced |
jaunt | short trip |
jaunty | carefree |
jeer | to sneer; to mock |
jeopardy | danger |
jilt | to reject |
jingoist | extreme patriotism, favoring warlike actions |
jocose | happy; lively |
jocular | humorous |
jostle | to bump |
judicious | wise; sound judgment |
juggernaut | a destructive force |
jugular | pertaining to the throat or neck |
juncture | a point of time |
junket | a pleasure trip |
junta | a small group ruling a country |
jurisprudence | study of law |
jut | to stick out |
juxtapose | to place side by side |
kaleidoscopic | changing |
ken | range of knowledge |
kindle | to excite or start |
kindred | relatives or shared feeling or views |
kinetic | pertaining to motion |
kismet | destiny |
kleptomania | a compulsion to steal |
knave | deceitful person |
knead | to work something into a mixture |
knell | the sound made by a bell rung slowly |
knoll | a small hill |
knuckle | to yield; to work vigorously |
labyrinth | complicated |
lacerate | to tear roughly |
lachrymose | tearful |
lackadaisical | uninterested |
lackey | slavish follower |
lackluster | lacking brilliance; dull |
laconic | concise |
lactic | pertaining to milk |
laggard | a slow person |
laity | religious followers |
lambent | radiant; to move lightly over a surface |
lament | to mourn |
laminated | covered with thin sheets of plastic |
lampoon | sharp satire |
languid | sluggish |
lanky | tall and slender |
lapidary | a dealer in precious stones |
larceny | theft |
largess | a generous gift |
lascivious | lustful |
lassitude | weakness and weariness |
latent | present, but not visible |
lateral | sideways |
latitude | freedom |
laudable | praiseworthy |
laureate | worthy of honor |
lave | to wash |
lax | negligent; careless |
leeway | room for action |
legerdemain | deception |
lenient | permissive |
leonine | fierce |
lesion | a wound |
lethargic | dull or sluggish; weak |
leviathan | anything huge |
levity | lack of seriousness; humor |
levy | to impose taxes |
lexicon | dictionary or vocabulary of a special group |
liaison | a bond or a connection |
libation | a drink |
libel | a false, written statement |
liberal | generous |