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| 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 |