labyrinth - maze
lacerate - tear, cut
lachrymose - tearful
lackey - servant
laconic - brief, terse
lactic - derived from milk
lacuna - a missing part, gap
laggard - loafer, slacker
lagniappe - bonus
laity - laymen
lambent - softly radiant
lament - mourn
lamina - layer
lampoon - satirize
languish - weaken
lanyard - short rope
larceny - theft
largess generous donation
lascivious lustful
lassitude lethargy
latent potential, dormant
laudatory commendable
laurels fame, success
lave wash
lavish extravagant
lax loose, careless
laxity carelessness
layman nonprofessional
lectern reading desk
leery cautious, doubtful
legacy bequest
legerdemain trickery
legible readable
legislate make laws
legitimate lawful
lenient forgiving
lethargic drowsy, sluggish
levee embankment, dam
leviathan a monster
levity frivolity
liable legally responsible
liaison relationship, affair
libertarian one who believes in
complete freedom
libertine roué, rake
libidinous lustful
licentious lewd, immoral
lien financial claim
lieutenant one who acts in place of
another
ligature bond
ligneous woodlike
Lilliputian very small
limerick poem
limn portray, describe
limpid transparent, clearly
understood
linchpin something that is
indispensable
lineage ancestry
linguistics study of language
liquidate eliminate
lissome agile, supple
listless lacking spirit or interest
litany list
lithe supple
litigate contest with a lawsuit
litotes two negative statement that
cancel to make a positive statement
liturgy ceremony
livid enraged
loath reluctant
loathe abhor, dislike
lofty high
logistics means of supplying troops
logo symbol
logy sluggish
loquacious talkative
lothario rake, womanizer
lout goon, hoodlum
lucid clearly understood
lucrative profitable
lucre money, profit
ludicrous absurd
lugubrious extremely sad
luminous bright
lupine wolf-like
lure entice
lurid ghastly, sensational
luster gloss,sheen
luxuriant lush, lavish
lynch to execute by hanging without a trial
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