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GRE: Set 27
lachrymose-lionize
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Language - English
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01/22/2011
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lachrymose
 Definition
tearful
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laconic
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using few words
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laggard
 Definition
dawdler, loafer, lazy person
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lambaste
 Definition
disapprove angrily
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lampoon (v)
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to attack with satire, mock harshly
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languid
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lacking energy, indifferent, slow
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languor
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listlessness
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lapidary
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relating to precious stones
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larder
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place where food is stored
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largess
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generosity; gift
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lascivious
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lewd, lustful
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lassitude
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lethargy, sluggishness
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latent
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present but hidden; potential
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latitude
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freedom of action or choice
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laudable
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deserving of praise
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lavish
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to give plentiful amounts of
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laxity
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carelessness
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leery
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suspicious
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legerdemain
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trickery
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levity
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humor, frivolity, gaiety
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lexicon
 Definition
dictionary, list of words
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libertarian
 Definition
one who believes in unrestricted freedom
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libertine
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one without moral restraint
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libidinous
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lustful
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license
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freedom to act
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licentious
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immoral; unrestrained by society
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lien
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right to possess and sell the property of a debtor
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limpid
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clear and simple; serene; transparent
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liniment
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medicinal liquid used externally to easy pain
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lionize
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to treat as a celebrity
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