L Words

Question 1

the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ), transliterated as ‘l.’.

Answer 1

lambda

Question 2

a surgical procedure in which a fiber-optic instrument is inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or to permit a surgical procedure.

Answer 2

laparoscopy

Question 3

An item of jewelry consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, pendulous and centered from a necklace.

Answer 3

lavaliere

Question 4

An azure-blue mineral with a glasslike luster.

Answer 4

lazulite

Question 5

Skillful use of one’s hands when performing conjuring tricks.

Answer 5

legerdemain

Question 6

Relating to or denoting plants of the pea family ( Leguminosae ).

Answer 6

leguminous

Question 7

Rise or cause to rise and hover in the air, especially by means of supernatural or magical power.

Answer 7

levitate

Question 8

the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.

Answer 8

lexicon

Question 9

shore-inhabiting; of or pertaining to numerous birds of the families Charadriidae, comprising the plovers, and Scolopacidae, comprising the sandpipers.

Answer 9

limicoline

Question 10

Marked with very fine parallel lines.

Answer 10

lineolate

Question 11

A material consisting of a canvas backing thickly coated with a preparation of linseed oil and powdered cork, used especially as a floor covering.

Answer 11

linoleum

Question 12

a person whose diet consists only or principally of locally grown or produced food.

Answer 12

locavore

Question 13

“to hold the place of, to substitute for.”

Answer 13

locum tenens