L Flashcards

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Laudatory

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Of, relating to, or expressing praise

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Lavish

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Expending or bestowing profusely

Produced in abundance

Marked by excess

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Legacy

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A gift by will, usually money or personal property

Something received from an ancestor or predecessor

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Lament

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To mourn aloud

To regret strongly

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Legend

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A historical but unauthenticated traditional story

A celebrity

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Legitimate

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Conforming to the law or rules

To justify, make lawful

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Lenient

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Permissive, merciful

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Liberate

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To set someone or something free

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Limber

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(Of a person or body part) lithe, nimble, flexible

To warm up in preparation for activity

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Linger

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To stay in a place longer than necessary

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Lofty

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Tall, high

Of noble or exalted nature

Haughty, arrogant

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Lucrative

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Producing a lot of profit

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Luminous

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Full of or shedding light, bright or shining

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Lure

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To tempt a person or animal to go somewhere by offering some type of reward

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