Unit 47

Question 1

Libido

Answer 1

(n) sexual desire

e. g. according to psychologists, the libido of human makes peaks at around the age of 18.

Question 2

Lilliputian

Answer 2

(adj) extremely small

e. g. Microbiologists study lilliputian organisms.

Question 3

Limn

Answer 3

(v) to draw; describe

e. g. The artist based his painting on a sketch he had limned several years earlier.

Question 4

Limpid

Answer 4

(adj) clear; transparent

e. g. At the bottom of the limpid pond we could see hundreds of fish swimming.

Question 5

Linguistic

Answer 5

(adj) pertaining to language
- Linguist (n)
- Linguistics (n)

e.g. Humans are at the acme of their linguistic proficiency in the first several years of life, during which they master thousands of complex grammatical structures.

Question 6

Litany

Answer 6

(n) lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

e. g. The student listened intently to his teacher’s litany of the grammatical errors committed by the class.

Question 7

Literati

Answer 7

(n) scholarly or learned persons

Question 8

Philistine

Answer 8

(n) a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts
e. g. I am a complete philistine when it comes to paintings.

Question 9

Litigation

Answer 9

(n) legal proceedings
e. g. The radio amateur’s neighbor resorted to litigation in an attempt to have her neighbor dismantle his 100-foot-high antenna tower.

Question 10

Log

Answer 10

(n) record of a voyage; record of daily activities

e. g. A ship’s log.

Question 11

Loquacious

Answer 11

(adj) talkative

e. g. Never loquacious, Sarah was now totally lost for words.