Vocabulary 16

keep a stiff upper lip

keep up courage, stand up to trouble

keep the pot boiling

to see that interest doesn't die down

know the ropes

to be fully acquainted with the procedures

labyrinth

winding passages

laceration

rough cut

lackluster

lacking brightness

laconic

concise, pithy

lampoon

ridicule

landmark (adj)

historic

largess

liberality, gift, gratuity

lassitude

fatigue, weariness

lassitude

weakness, weariness

latent

lying hidden

laudable

commendable

lax

careless

left holding the bag

to be left to suffer the blame

legerdemain

deceptive adroitness, sleight of hand

legion

large number

let sleeping dogs lie

to let well enough alone, to avoid stirring up old hostilities

lethal

deadly

lethargic

lazy, indifferent

levity

humor, lightness of disposition

libel

degradation by writing or publishing

like Caesar's wife

above suspicion

lily-livered

cowardly

liquidation

destruction, disposal of

lithe

graceful

livid

pale

loaded for bear

to be well prepared

loath

unwilling

loathe

despise

lock, stock, and barrel

entirely, completely

longevity

long duration of life

look a gift horse in the mouth

to be critical of a present

lucrative

profitable