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- labor - n. work; workers as a group
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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