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American English Vocabulary - Letter
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Words - Letter L |
- labor
- n. work; workers as a group
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laboratory - n. a room or place where
experiments in science are done
- lack
- v. to be without; n. the condition of needing,
wanting or not having
- lake
- n. a large area of fresh water surrounded by land
- land
- v. to come to the earth from the air ("Airplanes
land at airports."); n. the part of the earth not
covered by water; the ground
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language - n. words and their use; what
people speak in a country, nation or group
- large
- ad. big; being of more than usual size, amount or
number; opposite small
- last
- v. to continue ("The talks will last three
days."); ad. after all others; the only one
remaining ("She is the last person in line.")
- late
- ad. after the correct time; near the end; opposite
early
- laugh
- v. to make sounds to express pleasure or happy
feelings
- launch
- v. to put into operation; to begin; to send into
the air or space
- law
- n. all or any rules made by a government
- lead
- v. to show the way; to command; to control; to go
first
- leak
- v. to come out of or to escape through a small
opening or hole (usually a gas or liquid)
- learn
- v. to get knowledge about; to come to know a fact
or facts
- leave
- v. to go away from; to let something stay where it
is
- left
- ad. on the side that is toward the west when one
is facing north; opposite right
- legal
- ad. of or in agreement with the law
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legislature - n. a government lawmaking group
- lend
- v. to permit someone to use a thing temporarily;
to make a loan of money
- less
- ad. smaller in amount; not as much
- let
- v. to permit to do or to be; to make possible
- letter
- n. a message written on paper; a communication in
writing sent to another person
- level
- n. the amount or height that something reaches or
rises to; the position of something or someone
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liberal - ad. one who usually supports social
progress or change
- lie
- v. to have one's body on the ground or other
surface; to say something that one knows is not true
- life
- n. the time between being born and dying; opposite
death; all living things
- lift
- v. to take or bring up to a higher place or level
- light
- n. a form of energy that affects the eyes so that
one is able to see; anything that produces light;
ad. bright; clear; not heavy
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lightning - n. light produced by electricity
in the air, usually during a storm
- like
- v. to be pleased with; to have good feelings for
someone or something; ad. in the same way as;
similar to
- limit
- v. to restrict to a number or amount; n. the
greatest amount or number permitted
- line
- n. a long, thin mark on a surface; a number of
people or things organized; one after another; the
edge of an area protected by military forces
- link
- v. to connect; to unite one thing or event with
another; n. a relation between two or more things,
situations or events
- liquid
- n. a substance that is not a solid or gas, and can
move freely, like water
- list
- v. to put in writing a number of names of people
or things; n. a written series of names or things
- listen
- v. to try to hear
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literature - n. all the poems, stories and
writings of a period of time or of a country
- little
- ad. not tall or big; a small amount
- live
- v. to have life; to exist; ad. having life; alive
- load
- v. to put objects on or into a vehicle or
container; n. that which is carried
- loan
- n. money borrowed that usually must be returned
with interest payments; something borrowed
- local
- ad. about or having to do with one place
- lonely
- ad. feeling alone and wanting friends; visited by
few or no people ("a lonely man")
- long
- ad. not short; measuring from beginning to end;
measuring much; for much time
- look
- v. to turn the eyes toward so as to see; to search
or hunt for; to seem to be
- lose
- v. to have no longer; to not find; to fail to
keep; to be defeated
- loud
- ad. having a strong sound; full of sound or noise
- love
- v. to like very much; to feel a strong, kind
emotion (sometimes involving sex); n. a strong, kind
emotion for someone or something; opposite hate
- low
- ad. not high or tall; below the normal height;
close to the ground
- loyal
- ad. showing strong friendship and support for
someone or something
- luck
- n. something that happens by chance
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