Section 12-All L's

Question 1

Labile (adj)

Answer 1

readily open to change, unstable

Question 2

Lachyrmose (adj)

Answer 2

causing tears, tearful, showing sorrow

Question 3

lacrima-

Answer 3

tear

Question 4

Laconic (adj)

Answer 4

using few words; terse

Question 5

terse

Answer 5

sparing in the use of words; abrupt

Question 6

Lassitude (n)

Answer 6

listlessness, languor, weariness

Question 7

languor

Answer 7

the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia

Question 8

Laud (v)

Answer 8

to praise highly

Question 9

Lavish (adj)

Answer 9

extravagant

Question 10

Lavish (v)

Answer 10

to bestow something in great quantities, or to cover liberally

Question 11

Lethargic (adj)

Answer 11

characterized by lethargy or sluggishness

Question 12

lethargos (Greek)

Answer 12

forgetful

Question 13

Lethargy (n)

Answer 13

lack of energy or enthusiasm

Question 14

Libertine (n)

Answer 14

someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute life

Question 15

liber- (Latin)

Answer 15

free

Question 16

Libertine (adj)

Answer 16

characterized by a disregard of morality, especially in sexual matters

Question 17

Limn (v)

Answer 17

to draw, outline in detail

Question 18

Limpid (adj)

Answer 18

transparent, serene, clear and simple in style, untroubled

Question 19

List (v)

Answer 19

to tilt or lean to one side

Question 20

Loquacious (adj)

Answer 20

extremely talkative

Question 21

loqui- (Latin)

Answer 21

talk

Question 22

Lucid (adj)

Answer 22

intelligible, sound, clear

Question 23

Lumber (v)

Answer 23

to move heavily and clumsily or with a rumbling sound

Question 24

Luminous (adj)

Answer 24

characterized by brightness and the omission of light, emission of light, enlightened, clear

Question 25

lumen- (Latin)

Answer 25

light