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GRE Words L
GRE Words that start with L
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05/31/2011

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Lachrymose
Definition
tearful; teary
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Laconic
Definition
using few words; terse; taciturn; pithy
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Lambaste
Definition
to excoriate; to berate
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Lament
Definition
to express sorrow; deplore; bewail
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Lampoon
Definition
to ridicule with satire
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Languid
Definition
lacking energy, slow; faineant
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Lapidary
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relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
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Largess
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generous giving to others who may seem inferior; boon; favor
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Lassitude
Definition
a state of diminshed energy; languor; fatigue
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Latent
Definition
potential that is not readily apparent; quisecent; dormant
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Laud
Definition
to give prise; glorify; acclaim; extal; extol; hail
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Lavish
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extremely generous; exubrante; opulent; profuse
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Ledgerdemain
Definition
trickery; chicanery; conjuring
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Leery
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suspicious; gaurded
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Lethargic
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acting indifferent manner; torpid; apathetic
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Levity
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inapprpriate lack of seriousness; humor
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Liberal
Definition
tolerante; lavish; bounteous; latitudinarian; munificent; progressive
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Libertine
Definition
free thinker, usually used disparagingly; hedonist
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Licentious
Definition
immoral; unrestrained by society; lwed; wanton
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Limn
Definition
to draw; to outline in detail
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Limpid
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clear; transparent; untroubled; pellucid
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Lionize
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to treat as a cleberity; ply; honor; regale
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Lissome
Definition
easily flexed; limber
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Listless
Definition
lacking energy and enthusiasm; faineant; sluggish
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Livid
Definition
discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger; pallid; ashen
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Lubricious
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lewd; wanton; slippery; salacious
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Lucid
Definition
cear and easily understood; limpid
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Lugubrious
Definition
sorrowful; mournful; dismal; somber
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Lumber
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to move slowly and awkardly; galumph; hulk
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Luminous
Definition
bright; glowing; resplendent; radiant
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