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Question 1

lambent

\ˈlam-bənt\

Answer 1

D. flickering; glowing

E. lambent sunlight glinting off the waves

Question 2

lampoon

\lam-ˈpün\

Answer 2

D. to attack or ridicule

E. He said such ridiculous things that he was often the target of lampoons in the press.

Question 3

languid

\ˈlaŋ-gwəd\

Answer 3

D. weak; listless

E. It was a hot, languid summer day. / They proceeded at a languid pace.

Question 4

languish

Answer 4

D. to loose vigor; to droop

E. older people, especially, were languishing during the prolonged heat wave

Question 5

larceny

'lär-ce’-nē\

Answer 5

D. theft

E. He was arrested and charged with larceny.

Question 6

largess

\lär-‘je-zhes\

Answer 6

D. generosity

e. He relied on the largesse of friends after he lost his job.

Question 7

lascivious

\lə-ˈsi-vē-əs\

Answer 7

D. lewd; lustful

E. was fired for making lascivious remarks to a coworker

Question 8

lassitude

Answer 8

D. weariness

Question 9

latent

\ˈlā-tənt\

Answer 9

D. hidden or undeveloped

E. he has a latent talent for acting that he hasn’t had a chance to express yet

Question 10

lateral

\ˈla-tə-rəl

Answer 10

D. pertaining to the side or sides

E. from the lateral view you can see how thick the wall really is

Question 11

latitude

Answer 11

D. freedom to act

E. students are allowed considerable latitude in choosing courses

Question 12

laudatory

Answer 12

D. praising

Question 13

leaven

\ˈle-vən\

Answer 13

D. to spread sth into sth else to bring about a gradual change

E. a serious book that includes a few humorous stories as leaven

Question 14

lecherous

\ˈle-chə-rəs\

Answer 14

D. lustful

E. most of the male patrons at the bar appeared to be lecherous conventioneers looking for some action

Question 15

legerdemain

\ˌle-jər-də-ˈmān\

Answer 15

D. trickery

E. the reduction of the deficit is due in part to financial legerdemain that masks the true costs of running the government

Question 16

lesion

\ˈlē-zhən\

Answer 16

D. an injury

E. skin/brain lesions

Question 17

lethal

\ˈlē-thəl\

Answer 17

D. deadly

E. a potentially lethal dose of a drug

Question 18

lethargic

Answer 18

D. dull; sluggish

Question 19

levity

Answer 19

D. gaiety; excessive or unseemly frivolity

E. the teachers disapprove of any displays of levity during school assemblies

Question 20

liaison

\ˈlē-ə-ˌzän\

Answer 20

D. a linking up

E. She acts as a liaison between the police department and city schools.

Question 21

libel

\ˈlī-bəl\

Answer 21

D. false printed material intended to harm a person’s reputation

E. He sued the newspaper for libel.

Question 22

libertine

\ˈli-bər-ˌtēn\

Answer 22

D. one who lives a morally unrestrained life (especially sexually)

E. There was an especial article in the law which opened wide the door to libertine husbands and debauched wives.

Question 23

libidinous

\lə-‘bi-də-nəs\

Answer 23

D. lustful; lewd

E. a novel about a libidinous lawyer who becomes an abject slave to his sexual addiction

Question 24

licentious

\lī-ˈsen(t)-shəs\

Answer 24

D. morally unrestrained

E. a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry

Question 25

liege \ˈlēj\

Answer 25

D. a name for a feudal lord or his subject E. his liege lord

Question 26

lieu \ˈlü\

Answer 26

D. place (in leu of=in stead of) E. They took cash in lieu of the prize they had won.

Question 27

limn \ˈlim\

Answer 27

D. to paint or draw; to describe in words E. he limned the scene in the courtroom so perfectly I could practically see it

Question 28

limpid

Answer 28

D. clear E. her eyes are the blue of a limpid stream of water

Question 29

literal

Answer 29

D. word-for-word; actual E. The literal meaning of “know your ropes” is “to know a lot about ropes,” while figuratively it means “to know a lot about how to do something.”

Question 30

lithe \ˈlīth\

Answer 30

D. flexible; flexible and grace E. the lithe body of a dancer / treading with a lithe silent step

Question 31

litigation \li-tə-ˌ'gā-shən\

Answer 31

D. carrying out a lawsuit E. They agree to litigate all disputes in this court.

Question 32

littoral \ˈli-tə-rəl\

Answer 32

D. pertaining to the shore or coast E. littoral warfare includes amphibious landings

Question 33

livid \'li-vid\

Answer 33

D. black-and-blue; lead colored; angry E. was livid at his son's disobedience / livid bruises

Question 34

loath \ˈlōth\

Answer 34

D. reluctant E. She was loath to admit her mistakes.

Question 35

loathe \ˈlōth\

Answer 35

D. to detest E. They were rivals who truly loathed each other.

Question 36

locution

Answer 36

D. a word or phrase; a style of speech E. We were taught to avoid certain locutions when speaking. / in the poet's somewhat affected locution, word order is often reversed and so we have “the sea serene”

Question 37

logistic \lō-ˈjis-tik\

Answer 37

D. transporting a mass amount of men and equipments E. the logistics of moving the company to a new building / A logistics firm was hired for the deliveries.

Question 38

longevity \län-ˈje-və-tē\

Answer 38

D. long living E. Better medical treatment has led to greater longevity.

Question 39

loquacious \lō-ˈkwā-shəs\

Answer 39

D. talkative E. a loquacious and glib politician

Question 40

lout \ˈlau̇t\

Answer 40

D. a stupid person E. Howard's rude behavior at the country club earned him a reputation as a lout.

Question 41

lubricity \lü-ˈbri-sə-tē\

Answer 41

D. smoothness; instability; lustfulness E. the wonderful lubricity of this new oil. / the lubricity of fame and fortune.

Question 42

lucent \ˈlü-sənt\

Answer 42

D. shining; giving off light E. the moon was a lucent orb in the cloudless autumn sky

Question 43

lucid

Answer 43

D. transparent; clear E. lucid instructions / a lucid mind / a lucid stream

Question 44

lucrative

Answer 44

D. profitable E. The business has proved to be highly lucrative.

Question 45

lucre \ˈlü-kər\

Answer 45

D. money E. it's usually lucre and not lust that motivates someone to set up a pornographic Web site

Question 46

ludicrous \ˈlü-də-krəs\

Answer 46

D. amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity E. the ludicrous sight of their teacher in a Halloween costume / a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school