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#20laudable
SAT Word List 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| laudable | ADJECTIVE worthy or deserving of praise |
| lax | ADJECTIVE careless, negligent; not tense, slack |
| legacy | NOUN something handed down from one who has gone before or from the past; a bequest |
| lesion | NOUN injury, wound; especially one created by a disease |
| lethargy | NOUN laziness, tiredness; languor |
| lexicon | NOUN a dictionary; vocabulary terms used in or of a particular profession, subject, or style |
| lieu | NOUN instead of; in place of |
| loiter | VERB to remain in an area without any specific reason; to lag behind |
| Maim | VERB to disable or disfugure, to cripple |
| marauder | NOUN a raider, intruder |
| Let Your Hair Down | IDIOM (1800s) to behave freely and naturally; to relax and show your true self |
| Light at the End of the Tunnel | IDIOM a long-searched-for answer, goal, or success |
| Like a Bump on a Log | IDIOM (1863 by Mark Twain) inactive and not responding |
| Like It or Lump It | IDIOM (1800s) whether you like it or not; certain to happen |
| Like Two Peas in a Pod | IDIOM identical, alike in looks and behavior |
| Little Pitchers Have Big Ears | IDIOM (ancient saying) little children, listening to the conversation of older people, oftenhear and understand a lot more than people give them credit |
| Live High off the Hog | IDIOM (African-American expression) to live in a rich style and own lots of expensive things |