Words That Start With L Flashcards

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lady-in-waiting

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A woman in service to a noblewoman, queen, or princess, usually of relatively high rank/society but of lower status that the woman being waited on. Usually more of a companion than a servant.

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laconic

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(Of a person, speech, style of writing) using very few words

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libel

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(law) a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation.
verb: defame (someone) by publishing a libel.

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lexical

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of or relating to the words or vocabulary ( or lexicon) of a language, especially as distinguished from syntactiCal and grammatical aspects

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