largess N. /赠送;赠礼/generous gift. Lady Bountiful distributed largess to the poor.
lassitude N. /疲乏/languor; weariness. After a massage and a long soak in the hot tub, I gave in to my growing
lassitude and lay down for a nap.
latent ADJ. /潜在的/potential but undeveloped; dormant; hidden. Polaroid pictures are popular at parties, because you
can see the latent photographic image gradually appear before your eyes.
lateral ADJ. /侧面的，侧向的/coming from the side. In order to get good plant growth, the gardener must pinch off all
lateral shoots.
latitude N. /范围/freedom from narrow limitations. I think you have permitted your son too much latitude in this matter. laud V. /赞美/praise. The NFL lauded Boomer Esiason's efforts to raise money to combat cystic fibrosis. laudable,
laudatory, ADJ.
lavish ADJ. /浪费的，大方的/liberal; wasteful. The actor's lavish gifts pleased her. also V. Iax ADJ. /粗心/careless. We dislike restaurants where the service is lax and inattentive.
leaven V. /发酵/cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven. As bread dough is leavened, it puffs up, expanding in volume. lechery N. /好色;动机不纯/lustfulness; impurity in thought and deed. In his youth he led a life of lechery and
debauchery; he did not mend his ways until middle age. lecherous, ADJ.
leery ADJ. /机敏的;狡猾的/suspicious; cautious. Don't eat the sushi at this restaurant; I'm a bit leery about how fresh the
raw fish is.
legacy N. /遗赠/a gift made by a will. Part of my legacy from my parents is an album of family photographs. legend N. /图例/explanatory list of symbols on a map. The legend at the bottom of the map made it clear which
symbols stood for rest areas along the highway and which stood for public camp sites. (secondary meaning)
legerdemain N. /戏法;花招/sleight of hand. The magician demonstrated his renowned legerdemain.
leniency N. /温和;宽大，仁慈/mildness; permissiveness. Considering the gravity of the offense, we were surprised by
the leniency of the sentence.
lethal ADJ. /致命的/deadly. It is unwise to leave lethal weapons where children may find them.
lethargic ADJ. /昏睡的;瞌睡的/drowsy; dull. The stuffy room made her lethargic: she felt as if she was about to nod off. levitate V. /升空漂浮(魔法)/float in the air (especially by magical means). As the magician passed his hands over the
recumbent body of his assistant, she appeared to rise and levitate about three feet above the table.
levity N. /轻佻，轻浮/lack of seriousness; lightness. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew: such levity is
improper in church.
levy V. /征收/impose (a fine); collect (a payment). Crying "No taxation without representation," the colonists
demonstrated against England's power to levy taxes.
lewd ADJ. /淫荡的，下流的，好色的;猥亵的/lustful. They found his lewd stories objectionable.
lexicographer N. /字典编纂者/compiler of a dictionary. The new dictionary is the work of many lexicographers who
spent years compiling and editing the work.
lexicon N. /字典/dictionary. I cannot find this word in any lexicon in the library.
liability N. /责任;缺点;债/drawback; debts. Her lack of an extensive vocabulary was a liability that she was eventually
able to overcome.
liaison N. /联络;连音/contact keeping parts of an organization in communication; go-between; secret love affair. As the
liaison between the American and British forces during World War II, the colonel had to ease tensions between the leaders of the two armies. Romeo's romantic liaison with Juliet ended in tragedy.
libel N. /诽谤;中伤/defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character. If Batman wrote
that the Joker was a dirty, 'rotten, mass-murdering criminal, could the Joker sue Batman for libel?
liberator N. /解放者/one who sets free. Simon Bolivar, who led the South American colonies in their rebellion against Spanish rule, is known as the great liberator. liberate, V.
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