Inital L

• label: paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
• laborer: worker; someone who works with their hands
• lace: delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
• lag: delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
• lamb: the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
• lame: moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
• landing: touchdown; act of coming down to the earth
• landscape: scenery; expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
• lane: passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
• lap: take in food or drink with one’s tongue; splash gently
• lapse: gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
• largely: in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
• lark: any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early; one who is up with the larks
• laser: optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
• lasting: continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
• latent: present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
• lateral: coming from side; situated at or extending to the side
• latitude: freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth’s equator
• launch: begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
• laundry: washing; workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
• lawn: landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
• lay: put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
• layer: tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
• layout: overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out
• leadership: guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader
• leading: chief; principal; having a position in the lead; foremost
• leaflet: small leaf; leaf like organ or part
• league: association; union
• leak: escape fluid from container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
• lean: bend or slant away from the vertical; rely for assistance or support
• leap: jump; hop; place jumped over or from
• lease: rent; charter; engage for service under a term of contract
• lecture: teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public legal: created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
• legend: explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times legendary: mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
•  legislation: lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws ; law enacted by a legislative body legitimate: accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
• leisure: convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
• lengthen: extend; make or become longer
• leopard: large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots lever: bar, applied to a rotator piece to turn it
• levy: impose fine or tax; collect payment
• liability: something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
• liable: bound or obliged in law or equity
• liberal: open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
• liberate: set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
• liberty: state of free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom
• license: official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing
• lick: draw or pass the tongue over; pass or lap quickly and rapidly; beat thoroughly in a competition or fight
• lift: direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air
• light: brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
• likelihood: possibility, strong probability
• likewise: similarly; as well; too
• limb: arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
• limestone: rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
• limousine: any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van or small bus on regular route
• limp: walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
• line: thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
• linear: having form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal.
• linen: fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
• liner: vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, as ship or plane
• linger: be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
• linguistics: humanistic study of language and literature
• link: be or become joined or united; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
• liquid: fluid; juice; substance in fluid state
• liquor: any liquid, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
• list: lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
• literacy: reading and writing; ability to read and write
• literal: according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
• literally: with meaning; word for word; letter by letter
• literary: knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature
• literate: educated; schooled; one who can read and write
• literature: imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
• litter: make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
• livelihood: subsistence; financial means whereby one lives
• lively: busy; energetic; vigorous
• liver: large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in upper right chest
• livestock: any animals kept for use or profit
• load: burden; something which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way
• loaf: any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread loan: give temporarily; temporary provision of money
• lobby: a group of people who try to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area
• lobster: any large macrurous crustacean used as food
• locality: place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
• locate: find; monitor; settle; determine or specify the position or limits
• location: scene; site; place where something is or could be located
• lock: strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
• locomotive: of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine locust: any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects, of the family Acrididae
• lodge: small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
• lodging: accommodation; lodging
• lofty: high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
• log: record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
• logic: reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
• logical: reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
• longevity: long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
• longitude: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
• loom: appear or take shape, usually in enlarged or distorted form
• loop: circle; ring; move in loops; make a loop in; join with a loop
• loose: unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
• loosen: make loose or looser; make less severe or strict
• lose: fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
• lottery: scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes
• lounge: public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
• low: utter sound made by cattle; make a low noise
• loyal: steadfast in allegiance or duty; faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
• lubricate: make smooth or slippery
• lumber: move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
• luminous: shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
• lump: a small mass of matter of irregular shape; irregular or shapeless mass; small cube of sugar lunar: pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
• luxurious: rich and superior in quality; lavish
• luxury: something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expen