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laud: to praise, to make compliment

e.g. The teacher laud the student to the skies.

lavish: (1)expending or using profusely (2)expended or produced in abundance

e.g. He lavished money on his children without stint.

laxative: having a tendency of loosen or relax

e.g. The bizarre diet secrets of the Hollywood stars: They smoke like chimneys and drink mugs of laxative tea.

lease: a contract by which one conveys real estate, equipment, or facilities for a specified term and for a specified rent

e.g. The lease on our flat runs out in a few months.

leaven: a substance (as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

ledger: a book containing accounts to which debits and credits are posted from books of original entry

leery: cautious, suspicious

e.g. the Giants were leery of raising the ire of their highly favored opponent and undermining their quiet, underdog status.

legacy: something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past

e.g. We seek to create an intellectual and sporting legacy by broadening the understanding of the Olympic Ideals throughout the country.

leniency: The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.(adj. lenient)

e.g. The judge showed leniency to the prisoner.

lethal: of, relating to, or causing death

e.g. The disease is so lethal partly because it is usually advanced by the time symptoms occur.

lethargic: sleepy or unnaturally tired.

e.g. The hot weather made me feel lethargic.

liaison: (1)a close bond or connection  (2)an illicit love affair

e.g. The business analyst typically performs a liaison function between the business side of an enterprise and the providers of services to the enterprise. (1)

He had already contracted a liaison with some girl. (2)

libel: A written or pictorial(插图的) statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.

e.g. the different between libel and slander is that the libel is written while the slander is spoken.

calumniate: to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about

liberality: (1)generosity (2)quality of being tolerant and open-minded

liberate: to set free, to free; to release from restraint or bondage

e.g. Lincoln liberated the slaves on jan.1, 1863.

licentious: marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness

ligneous: having the nature of wood

liken: to compare … to …

e.g. His attitude can be likened to that of a bear.

oration: speech

e.g. Senator Obama’s televised victory oration celebrating his Chesapeake primary trifecta(三连胜) on Tuesday night was a mechanical rehash(改头换面).

orchard: a planting of fruit trees, nut trees, or sugar maples

e.g. Each bamboo house was surrounded by a thriving(欣欣向荣的) orchard.

ordeal: a severe trial or experience

e.g. The hostages went through a dreadful ordeal.

ornate: marked by elaborate(精细的) rhetoric(修饰) or florid(华丽的) style

e.g. President Medvedev sent the team on their way inside the ornate halls of the Kremlin and cheered on the athletes.

orthodox: conforming to established doctrine(学说,教条) especially in religion

oscillate: (1)to swing backward and forward (2)to vary between opposing beliefs, feelings, or theories, hesitate

e.g. His mood oscillates between euphoria and depression.(1)

e.g. He shut himself in and pondered over his mistakes at home. language=JavaScript> GetFlash("sent_speaker_3157", "/speaker_sent.swf", "w=s_3157", 31, 16, false);

lampoon: (1) A broad satirical piece that uses ridicule to attack a person, a group, or an institution.  (2) A light, good-humored satire.

landmark  (1)an object (as a stone or tree) that marks the boundary of land (2) a structure (as a building) of unusual historical and usually aesthetic interest(有审美情趣)

languid: Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength

e.g. A languid wave of the hand

languish:  (1)to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated (2) have a desire for something or someone who is not present

e.g. His interest in the poetry has languished recently(1)

     languish for home(2)

enervate: (1)To reduce strength or energy; (2) to weaken morally or mentally.

languor: a state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling

e.g. But he developed gradually a very musical English ,He learnt to write sentences that fall away on the ear with a misty languor and it delighted him so much that he could never have enough of it

lank: slender and thin; not well filled out;

lapse: (1) a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention (2) (v.)to be no longer valid or active; expire (3)a gliding or passing away of time, =elapse

e.g. She allowed her membership to lapse after the first year.(2)

a lapse of memory; a lapse in judgment.(1)

lark: (1) (v.)to engage in harmless fun or mischief  (2)a kind of bird(百灵鸟)

e.g. Give a lark to catch a kite. (得不偿失)

lassitude:  a condition of weariness or debility; fatigue

lateral: of or relating to the side

e.g. This lateral fabric control is the function of the temples.

omniscient: possessed of universal or complete knowledge

e.g. The story was narrated from an omniscient point of view

onerous: involving, imposing, or constituting a burden

e.g. The limits on traffic will be the most onerous.

onset: a beginning; a start of something.(usually bad things)

e.g. Flooding is a yearly concern in Kenya. Since the onset of rains this year, at least seven people have been killed in floods.

opalescence: the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

opaque (1)exhibiting opacity (2)  hard to understand or explain

e.g. He coated the glass with some opaque substance

operetta: a lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue

opine: to hold or state as an opinion.

e.g. How would you opine on that?

opinionated: holding to one's own opinion, obstinately, stubbornly and unreasonably

e.g. He is a opinionated critic of Modern Art

stubborn: refusing to move or change one's opinion

e.g. There is no reasoning with such a stubborn man as Peter.

obstinate: stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course

e.g. These weeds are really very obstinate.

adhere: (1)to stick fast by or as if by suction or glue. (2) to be a devoted follower or supporter.

e.g. Don't rigidly adhere to form when doing things.(1)

opportune: suitable for some particular purpose.

e.g. This would be an opportune spot for a picnic

oppress: to keep down by force

e.g. The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners

opprobrious: expressing contemptuous(轻蔑) reproach; scornful or abusive: