List 28 Flashcards
lampoon
lampoonV. /讽刺的/ridicule. This article lampoons the pretensions of some movie moguls. also N.
languid
languidADJ. /疲倦的，无精打采的/weary; sluggish; listless. Her siege of illness left her languid and pallid.
languor
languorN. /衰弱，萧条/lassitude; depression. His friends tried to overcome the languor into which he had fallen by taking him to parties and to the theater.
larceny
larcenyN. /盗窃/theft. Because of the prisoner’s record, the district attorney refused to reduce the charge from grand larceny to petty larceny.
larder
larderN. /食品室；储藏室/pantry; place where food is kept. The first thing Bill did on returning home from school was to check what snacks his mother had in the larder.
largess
largess N. /赠送；赠礼/generous gift. Lady Bountiful distributed largess to the poor.
lassitude
lassitudeN. /疲乏/languor; weariness. After a massage and a long soak in the hot tub, I gave in to my growing lassitude and lay down for a nap.
lateral
lateralADJ. /侧面的，侧向的/coming from the side. In order to get good plant growth, the gardener must pinch off all lateral shoots.
laud
laudV. /赞美/praise. The NFL lauded Boomer Esiason’s efforts to raise money to combat cystic fibrosis. laudable, laudatory,ADJ.
lavish
lavishADJ. /浪费的，大方的/liberal; wasteful. The actor’s lavish gifts pleased her. alsoV.
Iax
IaxADJ. /粗心/careless. We dislike restaurants where the service is lax and inattentive.
leaven
leavenV. /发酵/cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven. As bread dough is leavened, it puffs up, expanding in volume.
lechery
lecheryN. /好色；动机不纯/lustfulness; impurity in thought and deed. In his youth he led a life of lechery and debauchery; he did not mend his ways until middle age. lecherous,ADJ.
leery
leeryADJ. /机敏的；狡猾的/suspicious; cautious. Don’t eat the sushi at this restaurant; I’m a bit leery about how fresh the raw fish is.
legend
legendN. /图例/explanatory list of symbols on a map. The legend at the bottom of the map made it clear which symbols stood for rest areas along the highway and which stood for public camp sites. (secondary meaning)
legerdemain
legerdemainN. /戏法；花招/sleight of hand. The magician demonstrated his renowned legerdemain.
leniency
leniency N. /温和；宽大，仁慈/mildness; permissiveness. Considering the gravity of the offense, we were surprised by the leniency of the sentence.
lethal
lethalADJ. /致命的/deadly. It is unwise to leave lethal weapons where children may find them.
lethargic
lethargicADJ. /昏睡的；瞌睡的/drowsy; dull. The stuffy room made her lethargic: she felt as if she was about to nod off.
levitate
levitateV. /升空漂浮（魔法）/float in the air (especially by magical means). As the magician passed his hands over the recumbent body of his assistant, she appeared to rise and levitate about three feet above the table.
levity
levityN. /轻佻，轻浮/lack of seriousness; lightness. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew: such levity is improper in church.
lewd
lewdADJ. /淫荡的，下流的，好色的；猥亵的/lustful. They found his lewd stories objectionable.
lexicographer
lexicographerN. /字典编纂者/compiler of a dictionary. The new dictionary is the work of many lexicographers who spent years compiling and editing the work.
liaison
liaisonN. /联络；连音/contact keeping parts of an organization in communication; go-between; secret love affair. As the liaison between the American and British forces during World War II, the colonel had to ease tensions between the leaders of the two armies. Romeo’s romantic liaison with Juliet ended in tragedy.
libel
libelN. /诽谤；中伤/defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person’s character. If Batman wrote that the Joker was a dirty, ‘rotten, mass-murdering criminal, could the Joker sue Batman for libel?
libretto
librettoN. /歌词，剧本（舞剧，歌剧的）/text of an opera. The composer of an opera’s music is remembered more frequently than the author of its libretto.
licentious
licentiousADJ. /不道德的；下流的；放纵的/amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained. Unscrupulously seducing the daughter of his host, Don Juan felt no qualms about the immorality of his licentious behavior.
lilliputian
lilliputianADJ. /极小的/extremely small. Tiny and delicate, the model was built on a lilliputian scale. also N.
limber
limberADJ. /柔韧的；可塑的/flexible. Hours of ballet classes kept him limber.
limerick
limerickN. /五行打油诗/humorous short verse. The limerick form is the best; its meter is pure anapest. A limerick’s fun for most everyone, and the word may occur on your test.
limpid
limpidADJ. /清澈/clear. A limpid stream ran through his property.
linchpin
linchpinN. /关键/something that holds or links various parts together. The linchpin in the district attorney’s case was a photograph showing the defendant shaking hands with the hired killer.
lineage
lineageN. /血统/descent; ancestry. He traced his lineage back to Mayflower days.
liniment
linimentN. /药膏；擦油/ointment; lotion; salve. The trainer carefully applied the liniment to the quarterback’s bruise, gently rubbing it into the skin.
lionize
lionizeV. /奉为名人；游览名胜/treat as a celebrity. She enjoyed being lionized and adored by the public.
liquidate
liquidateV. /清算/settle accounts; clearup. He was able to liquidate all his debts in a short period of time.
list
listV. /倾斜/tilt; lean over. That flagpole should be absolutely vertical; instead, it lists to one side. (secondary meaning)
listless
listlessADJ. /倦怠的，冷漠的/lacking in spirit or energy. We had expected him to be full of enthusiasm and were surprised by his listless attitude.
litany
litanyN. /连续虔诚的祈祷/supplicatory prayer. On this solemn day, the congregation responded to the prayers of the priest during the litany with fervor and intensity.
lithe
litheADJ. /柔软的/flexible; supple. Her figure was lithe and willowy.
litigation
litigationN. /诉讼/lawsuit. Try to settle this amicably; I do not want to become involved in litigation. litigant, N.
livid
lividADJ. /铅灰色的；青一块紫一块的；暴怒的/lead-colored; black and blue; enraged. His face was so livid with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy.
lofty
loftyADJ. /高高在上的/very high. Though Barbara Jordan’s fellow students used to tease her about her lofty ambitions, she rose to hold one of the highest positions in the land.
loiter
loiterV. /闲逛；徘徊/hang around; linger. The policeman told him not to loiter in the alley.
loll
lollV. /懒洋洋的坐或靠/lounge about. They lolled around in their chairs watching television.
loom
loomV. /织布机/appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form). The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly above the small boy.
lope
lopeV. /慢跑/gallop slowly. As the horses loped along, we had an opportunity to admire the ever-changing scenery. loquaciousADJ. talkative. Though our daughter barely says a word to us these days, put a phone in her hand and see how loquacious she can be: our phone bills are out of sight! loquacity, N.
lout
loutN. /笨人，呆子/clumsy person. That awkward lout dropped my priceless vase!
low
lowV. /牛叫，哞/moo. From the hilltop, they could see the herd like ants in the distance; they could barely hear the cattle low.
