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GRE Word List Letter L
GRE Word List Letter L
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12/21/2009
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labile
 Definition
likely to change; unstable
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laceration
 Definition
torn, ragged wound
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lachrymose
 Definition
producing tears
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lackadaisical
 Definition
lacking purpose; halfhearted
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lackluster
 Definition
dull
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laggard
 Definition
slow; sluggish
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lagoon
 Definition
shallow body of water near a sea
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laity
 Definition
laypersons; person not connected with the clergy
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lambaste
 Definition
to beat; to thrash verbally or physically
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lampoon
 Definition
to ridicule
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lancet
 Definition
small surgical tool for making incisions
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languid
 Definition
weary; sluggish; listless
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languish
 Definition
to lose animation or strength
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languor
 Definition
depression
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lank
 Definition
long and thin
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lap
 Definition
to take in food or drink with one's tongue; to splash gently
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larceny
 Definition
theft
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larder
 Definition
pantry; place where food is kept
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largess
 Definition
generous gift
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lascivious
 Definition
lustful
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lateral
 Definition
coming from the side
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latitude
 Definition
freedom from narrow limitations
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lavish
 Definition
wasteful
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lax
 Definition
careless
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leaven
 Definition
to cause to rise or grow lighter; to enliven
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lechery
 Definition
lustfulness
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lectern
 Definition
reading desk
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leery
 Definition
suspicious; cautious
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leeway
 Definition
room to move; margin
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legacy
 Definition
a gift made by a will
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legerdemain
 Definition
sleight of hand
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leonine
 Definition
like a lion
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levy
 Definition
to impose (a fine); to collect (a payment)
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lewd
 Definition
lustful
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lexicographer
 Definition
compiler of a dictionary
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lexicon
 Definition
dictionary
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liability
 Definition
drawback; debts
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liaison
 Definition
contact that keeps parties in communication; go between; secret love affiar
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libel
 Definition
defamatory statement
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libertine
 Definition
debauched person
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libidinous
 Definition
lustful
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libido
 Definition
emotional urges behind human activity
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libretto
 Definition
text of an opera
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licentious
 Definition
amoral
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lien
 Definition
legal claim on a property
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ligneous
 Definition
like wood
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lilliputian
 Definition
extremely small
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limber
 Definition
flexible
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limn
 Definition
to draw; to outline
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limpid
 Definition
clear
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lineaments
 Definition
features, especially of the face
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lionize
 Definition
to treat as a celebrity
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liquidate
 Definition
to settle accounts; to clear up
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list
 Definition
to tilt; to lean over
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listless
 Definition
lacking in spirit or energy
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litany
 Definition
supplicatory prayter
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lithe
 Definition
flexible
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litigation
 Definition
lawsuit
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litotes
 Definition
understatement for emphasis
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livid
 Definition
lead-colored; black and blue; ashen; enraged
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loath
 Definition
reluctant; disinclined
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loathe
 Definition
to detest
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lode
 Definition
metal-bearing vein
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loll
 Definition
to lounge about
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loom
 Definition
to appear or take shape
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lope
 Definition
to gallop slowly
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lout
 Definition
clumsy person
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low
 Definition
to moo
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lucrative
 Definition
profitable
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lucre
 Definition
money
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ludicrous
 Definition
laughable; trifling
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lugubrious
 Definition
mournful
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lull
 Definition
moment of calm
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lumber
 Definition
to move heavily or clumsily
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lumen
 Definition
unit of light energy
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luminary
 Definition
celebrity; dignitary
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lunge
 Definition
to make a quick forward dive; to thrust
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lurid
 Definition
wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
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luscious
 Definition
pleasing to taste or smell
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luster
 Definition
shine; gloss
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lustrous
 Definition
shining
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luxuriant
 Definition
abundant
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marsupial
 Definition
mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch
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