L Flashcards

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Laboratory

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1.A room or building equipped for scientific research, or teaching, or for the manufacture of drugs or chemicals.

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Labyrinth

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1.A complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

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Laconic

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of a person, speech, or style of writing

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Laggard

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A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others: “I have no time for laggards”.

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Lagoon

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1.A stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef.

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Language

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1.The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.

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Laryngitis

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Inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in huskiness or loss of the voice, harsh breathing, and a painful cough.

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Larynx

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The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.

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Lavender

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It is a color

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League

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1.A collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for a particular purpose.

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Legionnaire

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A member of a legion, esp. of a Roman legion or the French Foreign Legion.

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Leisure

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1.Free time.

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Leprechaun

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A small, mischievous sprite.

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Liege

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Relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal.

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Listening

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To hear

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Longevity

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2.Long duration of service

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Luau

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A Hawaiian party or feast, esp. one accompanied by entertainment.

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Lucrative

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Producing a great deal of profit.

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Luscious

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1.Having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste:

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Lymphatic Mace

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Lyre

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A stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used esp. in ancient Greece.