List Of Word L

Question 0

Laconic (luh KAHN ik)

Answer 0

Adjective
Using few words, especially to the point of seeming rude
The manager’s laconic dismissal letter left the fired employees feeling angry and hurt

Question 1

Labyrinth (LAB uh rinth)

Answer 1

Noun
A maze; something like a maze
The bill took many months to pass through the labyrinth of congressional approval.

Question 2

Lament (luh MENT)

Answer 2

Verb
To mourn
As the snowstorm gained in intensity, Stan lamented his decision that morning to dress in shorts and a T shirt
Lamentable ( LAM en tuh bul) means regrettable

Question 3

Lampoon (lam POON)

Answer 3

Verb
To satirize; to mock; to parody
The irreverent students mercilessly lampooned their Latin teacher’s lisp in a skit at the school talent show

Question 4

Languish (LANG gwish)

Answer 4

Verb
To become weak, listless, or depressed
The formerly eager and vigorous accountant languished in his tedious job at international conglomerate.
To languish is to be languid

Question 5

Largess ( lahr JES)

Answer 5

Noun
Generous giving of gifts, generosity; philanthropy
Sam was marginally literate at best. Only the largess of his uncle got Sam into Princeton
Largess can also be spelled largesse

Question 6

Latent ( LAYT unt)

Answer 6

Adjective
Present but not visible or apparent; potential
A photographic image is latent in a piece of exposed film; it is there, but you cannot see it until the film is developed

Question 7

Laud (lawd)

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Verb
To praise; to applaud; to extol; to celebrate
Laudatory means praising
Laudable means praiseworthy

Question 8

Legacy (LEG uh see)

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Noun
Something handed down from the past, a bequest
The legacy of the corrupt administration was chaos, bankruptcy, and despair

Question 9

Lethargy ( LETH ur jee)

Answer 9

Noun

Sluggishness; laziness; drowsiness; indifference

Question 10

Levity ( LEV uh tee)

Answer 10

Noun
Lightness; frivolity ; unseriousness
The speaker’s levity was not appreciated by the convention of funeral directors, who felt that a convention of funeral directors was no place to tell jokes

Question 11

Libel (LYE bul)

Answer 11

Noun
A written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of, or defames, someone
Slander is just like libel except that it is spoken instead of written

Question 12

Litigate (LIT uh gayt)

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Verb
To try in court; to engage in legal proceedings
When the company was unable to recover its money outside of court, its only option to litigate

Question 13

Loquacious (loh KWAY shus)

Answer 13

Adjective
Talking a lot or too much
The child was surprisingly loquacious for one so small

Question 14

Lucid (LOO sid)

Answer 14

Adjective
Clear, easy to understand
The professor’s explanation of the theory of relativity was so astonishingly lucid that even I could understand it

Question 15

Lugubrious (loo GOO Bree us)

Answer 15

Adjective
Exaggerated mournful
To be mournful is to be sad and sorrowful. To be lugubrious is to make a big show of being sad and sorrowful

Question 16

Luminous (LOO muh nus)

Answer 16

Adjective
Giving off light; glowing; bright
The moon was luminous disk in the cloudy nighttime sky.