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vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |