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"L" Words UMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| varnish used to give a protective coating or a shiny appearance to metal or wood | lacquer |
| to run with a long, easy stride | lope |
| loaded | laden |
| long wooden spear with a sharp iron or steel head | lance |
| bowl or basin to wash in; toilet | lavatory |
| flowerless plant that looks somewhat like moss and consists of a fungus and an algae growing together as one plant | lichen |
| insane; extremely foolish | lunatic |
| set free | liberate |
| requiring hard work; industrious | laborious |
| clear; transparent | lucid |
| seeming too tired to care about anything; not interested in things; not caring to be active | listless |
| to stay hidden, ready to spring out or attack; to exist undiscovered or unobserved | lurk |
| mild or gentle; not harsh or stern | lenient |
| put an accused person to death, usually by hanging, without a lawful trial | lynch |
| the unlawful taking and using of the personal property of another person | larceny |
| not firm or tight; slack | lax |
| feel strong dislike and disgust; intense aversion | loathe |
| tear roughly | lacerate |
| long and thin; slender | lanky |
| grow weak; become weary; lose energy | languish |
| After the long trip, the children needed to use the ___________ . | lavatory |
| The ___________ man thought he was a dog. | lunatic |
| The prisoners were ___________ by the Allies. | liberated |
| The __________ water was a beautiful sight to the hiker. | lucid |
| The sick child was __________ and couldn't be tempted by either food or toys. | listless |
| The cat ___________ in the tall grass waiting for the mouse to appear. | lurked |
| The __________ judge gave the first offender probabtion instead of a prision sentence. | lenient |
| The ___________ tope caused the acrobat to fall to the ground. | lax |
| She ___________ any type of spider. | loathes |
| The sking of the child's forehead was ___________ by the sharp corner of the table. | lacerated |