GRE Vocabulary Cartoons: L Words

lachrymose

(adj.) tearful; sad

lackadaisical

(adj.) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted

(adj.) without energy or spirit

laconic

(adj.) using few words

lampoon

(verb) to ridicule with satire

languid

(adj.) lacking energy; weak

largess

(noun) generosity

lassitude

(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

(noun) tiredness; laziness

latent

present, but not active; hidden

(adj.) existing but unseen or inactive

laudable

(adj.) worthy of praise

lax

(adj.) careless; not strict

(adj.) not strict

legerdemain

(noun) sleight of hand; deception

lenient

(adj.) not strict

levity

(n.) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight

(noun) lightheartedness

licentious

morally unrestrained

(adj.) lacking restraint

lionized

to treat as an object of great interest or importance

(verb) treated with great interest

listless

(adj.) lacking energy and enthusiasm

logorrhea

excessive use of words

(noun) excessive wordiness

loquacious

(adj.) very talkative

lovelorn

(adj.) without love

lucid

easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

(adj.) clear

lucre

(noun) money or profits

ludicrous

(adj.) ridiculous

lugubrious

(adj.) mournful; gloomy

lumber

to move slowly and awkwardly

(verb) to move with clumsiness

luminary

(noun) a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

lurid

(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

(adj.) sensational; shocking