Word List 28 Flashcards
(56 cards)
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Lament
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Grieve; express sorrow
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Lampoon
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Ridicule
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Languid
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Weary; sluggish; listless
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Languish
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Lose animation; lose strength
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Languor
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Lassitude; depression
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Larceny
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Theft
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Larder
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Pantry; place where food is kept
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Lassitude
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Languor; weariness
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Latent
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Potential but undeveloped
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Laud
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Praise
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Lavish
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Generous; openhanded; extravagant; wasteful
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Lax
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Careless
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Leaven
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Cause to rise or grow lighter
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Lecherous
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Lustful; impure in thought and deed
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Leery
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Suspicious; cautious
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Leniency
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Mildness; permissiveness
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Lethargic
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Drowsy; dull
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Levitate
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Float in the air
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Levity
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Lack of seriousness; lightness
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Levy
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Impose; collect
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Lewd
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Lustful
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Lexicographer
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Compiler of a dictionary
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Lexicon
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Dictionary
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Liability
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Drawback; debts
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Liaison
Contact keeping parts of an organization in communication; secret love affair
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Libel
Defamatory statement
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Liberator
One who sets free
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Libretto
Text of an opera
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Licentious
Amoral; lewd and lascivious
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Lilliputian
Extremely small
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Limber
Flexible
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Limerick
Humorous short verse
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Limpid
Clear; transparent
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Linchpin
Something that holds or links various parts together
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Lineage
Descent; ancestry
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Linger
Loiter or dawdle
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Linguistic
Pertaining to language
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Liniment
Ointment; lotion; salve
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Lionize
Treat as a celebrity
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Liquidate
Settle accounts; clear up
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List
Tilt; lean over
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Listless
Lacking in spirits or energy
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litany
Supplicatory prayer
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Lithe
Flexible; supple
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Litigation
Lawsuit
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Livid
Lead-colored; black and blue
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Loath
Reluctant; disinclined
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Loathe
Detest
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Lofty
Very high
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Log
Record of a voyage or flight
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Loll
Lounge about
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Longevity
Long life
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Loom
Appear or take shape
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Lope
Gallop slowly
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Loquacious
Talkative
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Lout
Clumsy person
