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Question 1

Laconic

Answer 1

Adj

Of a person, speech, or style of writing using very few words:

His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in topic.

Synonym: brief; concise; reticent; taciturn

Question 2

Lachrymose

Answer 2

Adj

Tearful:

Marcella always became lachrymose when it war time to bid her daughter goodbye.

Synonym: weepy

Question 3

Lament

Answer 3

Verb

To express sorrow

Synonym: deplore; grieve

Question 4

Lampoon

Answer 4

Verb

To ridicule with satire:

The mayor hated being lampooned by the press for his efforts to improve people’s politeness.

Synonym: tease

Question 5

Languid

Answer 5

Adj

Lacking energy, slow; indifferent:

The languid cat cleaned its fur, ignoring the vicious, snarling dog chained a few feet away from it.

Synonym: lethargic; indolent; sluggish

Question 6

Lapidary

Answer 6

Adj

Relating to precious stones or art of cutting them:

Most lapidary work today is done with the use of motorized equipment.

Question 7

Larceny

Answer 7

Noun

Theft of property:

The crime of stealing a wallet can be categorized as petty larceny.

Synonym: burglary

Question 8

Largess

Answer 8

Noun

Generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior:

She’d always relied on her parent’s largess, but after graduation she had to get a job.

Synonym: benevolence; favor

Question 9

Lassitude

Answer 9

Noun

A state of diminished energy:

The lack of energy that characterizes patients with anemia makes lassitude one of the primary symptoms.

Synonym: debilitation; fatigue

Question 10

Latent

Answer 10

Adj

Potential that is not readily apparent:

Latent trait testing seeks to identify skills that the test taker may have that they’re not aware of.

Synonym: quiescent; dormant; inert

Question 11

Laud

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Verb

To give praise, to glorify;

Parades and fireworks were staged to laud the success of the rebels.

Synonym: acclaim; applaud

Question 12

Lavish

Answer 12

Adj

Extremely extravagant

Question 13

Leery

Answer 13

Adj

Suspicious:

After being swindled once, Ruth became leery of strangers trying to sell things to her.

Synonym: distrustful; guarded

Question 14

Legerdemain

Answer 14

Noun

Trickery:

The little boy thought his legerdemain was working on his mother.

Synonym: chicanery; conjuring

Question 15

Lethargic

Answer 15

Adj

Acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner:

Synonym: languid; listless; torpid; idols r

Question 16

Levity

Answer 16

Noun

An inappropriate lack of seriousness, overly casual:

The joke added needed levity to the otherwise serious meeting.

Synonym: amusement

Question 17

Liberal

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Adj

Tolerant, broad-minded

Question 18

Libertine

Answer 18

Noun

A free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restrain:

The libertine took pleasure in gambling away his family’s money.

Synonym: hedonist

Question 19

Licentious

Answer 19

Adj

Immoral; unrestrained by society:

Religious citizens were outraged by the licentious exploits of the free spirited artists living in town.

Synonym: lewd; wanton; ribald

Question 20

Limpid

Answer 20

Adj

Clear, transparent:

Fernando could see all the way to the bottom through the pond’s limpid water.

Synonym: lucid; pellucid; serene

Question 21

Lionize

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Verb

To treat as a celebrity:

After the success of his novel, the author was lionized by the press.

Synonym: feast; honor

Question 22

Lissome

Answer 22

Adj

Easily flexed, limber, agile:

The lissome yoga instructor twisted herself into shapes that her students could only dream of.

Synonym: graceful; supple

Question 23

Listless

Answer 23

Adj

lacking energy and enthusiasm:

Listless and depressed after breaking up with his girlfriend, mike spent his days moping on the couch.

Synonym: indolent; languid; lethargic

Question 24

Livid

Answer 24

Adj

Discolored from a bruise; pale; reddened with anger:

Andre was livid when he discovered that someone had spilled grape juice all over his cashmere coat.

Synonym: pallid; furious

Question 25

Loquacious

Answer 25

Adj

Talkative:

She is naturally loquacious, which is a problem in situations where listening is more important than talking.

Synonym: garrulous; verbose; voluble

Question 26

Lucid

Answer 26

Adj

Clear and easily understood:

The explanations were written in a simple and lucid manner so that students were able to apply the knowledge.

Synonym: limpid

Question 27

Lugubrious

Answer 27

Adj

Sorrowful, mournful; dismal:

Irish wakes are a rousing departure from the lugubrious funeral services to which most people are accustomed.

Synonym: dyspeptic; gloomy

Question 28

Lumber

Answer 28

Verb

To move slowly and awkwardly:

The bear lumbered toward the garage.

Synonym: stumble

Question 29

Luminous

Answer 29

Adj

Bright, brilliant, glowing

Question 30

layperson

Answer 30

Noun

a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject:

Engineering sounds highly specialized to the layperson.

Synonyms: nonexpert

Question 31

lambaste

Answer 31

verb

criticize harshly:

They lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth.

Synonym: chastise; harangue