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Description=Word List No. 28
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word	definition	part of speech	high-frequency
lagoon	shallow body of water near sea; lake	noun
laity	laypersons; persons not connected with the clergy	noun
lambaste	beat; thrash verbally or physically	verb
lament	grieve; express sorrow	verb	*
lampoon	ridicule	verb
lancet	small surgical tool for making incisions	noun
languid	weary; sluggish; listless	adjective
languish	lose animation; lose strength	verb	*
languor	lassitude; depression	noun
lank	long and thin	adjective
lap	take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently	verb
larceny	theft	noun
larder	pantry; place where food is kept	noun
largess	generous gift	noun
lascivious	lustful	adjective
lassitude	languor; weariness	noun
latent	dormant; hidden	adjective
lateral	coming from the side	adjective
latitude	freedom from narrow limitations	noun
laud	praise	verb	*
lavish	liberal; wasteful	adjective
lax	careless	adjective
leaven	cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven	verb
lechery	lustfulness; impurity in thought and deed	noun
lectern	reading desk	noun
leery	suspicious; cautious	adjective
leeway	room to move; margin	noun
legacy	gift made by a will	noun	*
legend	explanatory list of symbols on a map	noun
legerdemain	sleight of hand	noun
leniency	mildness; permissiveness	noun
leonine	like a lion	noun
lethal	deadly	adjective
lethargic	drowsy; dull	adjective	*
levee	earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding	noun
levitate	float in the air (especially by magical means)	verb
levity	lack of seriousness; frivolity	noun	*
levy	impose (a fine); collect (a payment)	verb
lewd	lustful	adjective
lexicographer	compiler of a dictionary	noun
lexicon	dictionary	noun
liability	drawback; debts	noun
liaison	officer who acts as go-between for two armies	noun
libelous	defamatory; injurious to the good name of a person	adjective
libertine	debauched person	noun
libidinous	lust full	adjective
libido	emotional urges behind human activity	noun
libretto	text of an opera	noun
licentious	wanton; lewd; dissolute	adjective
lien	legal claim on a property	noun
ligneous	like wood	adjective
lieu	instead of	noun
lilliputian	extremely small	adjective
limber	flexible	adjective
limbo	region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; a prison [slang]	noun
limpid	clear	adjective
lineage	descent; ancestry	noun
lineaments	features of the face	noun
linger	loiter; persist	verb
linguistic	pertaining to language	adjective
lionize	treat as celebrity	verb
liquidate	settle accounts; clear up	verb
list	tilt; lean over	verb
listless	lacking in spirit or energy	adjective	*
litany	supplicatory prayer	noun
lithe	flexible; supple	adjective
litigation	lawsuit	noun
litotes	understatement for emphasis	noun
livid	lead-colored; black and blue; enraged	adjective
loath	averse; reluctant	adjective
loathe	detest	verb
lode	metal-bearing vein	noun
lofty	very high	adjective	*
log	record of day to day activities	noun
loiter	hang around; linger	verb
loll	lounge about	verb
longevity	long life	noun
loom	appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form)	verb
lope	gallop softly	verb
loquacious	talkative	adjective