| 1 | labor | n. | work; workers as a group |
| 2 | laboratory | n. | a room or place where experiments in science are done |
| 3 | lack | v. | to be without; n. the condition of needing, wanting or not having |
| 4 | lake | n. | a large area of fresh water surrounded by land |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | language | n. | words and their use; what people speak in a country, nation or group |
| 7 | large | ad. | big; being of more than usual size, amount or number; opposite small |
| 8 | 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.") |
| 9 | late | ad. | after the correct time; near the end; opposite early |
| 10 | laugh | v. | to make sounds to express pleasure or happy feelings |
| 11 | launch | v. | to put into operation; to begin; to send into the air or space |
| 12 | law | n. | all or any rules made by a government |
| 13 | lead | v. | to show the way; to command; to control; to go first |
| 14 | leak | v. | to come out of or to escape through a small opening or hole (usually a gas or liquid) |
| 15 | learn | v. | to get knowledge about; to come to know a fact or facts |
| 16 | leave | v. | to go away from; to let something stay where it is |
| 17 | left | ad. | on the side that is toward the west when one is facing north; opposite right |
| 18 | legal | ad. | of or in agreement with the law |
| 19 | legislature | n. | a government lawmaking group |
| 20 | lend | v. | to permit someone to use a thing temporarily; to make a loan of money |
| 21 | less | ad. | smaller in amount; not as much |
| 22 | let | v. | to permit to do or to be; to make possible |
| 23 | letter | n. | a message written on paper; a communication in writing sent to another person |
| 24 | level | n. | the amount or height that something reaches or rises to; the position of something or someone |
| 25 | liberal | ad. | one who usually supports social progress or change |
| 26 | lie | v. | to have one's body on the ground or other surface; to say something that one knows is not true |
| 27 | life | n. | the time between being born and dying; opposite death; all living things |
| 28 | lift | v. | to take or bring up to a higher place or level |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | lightning | n. | light produced by electricity in the air, usually during a storm |
| 31 | like | v. | to be pleased with; to have good feelings for someone or something; ad. in the same way as; similar to |
| 32 | limit | v. | to restrict to a number or amount; n. the greatest amount or number permitted |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | link | v. | to connect; to unite one thing or event with another; n. a relation between two or more things, situations or events |
| 35 | liquid | n. | a substance that is not a solid or gas, and can move freely, like water |
| 36 | list | v. | to put in writing a number of names of people or things; n. a written series of names or things |
| 37 | listen | v. | to try to hear |
| 38 | literature | n. | all the poems, stories and writings of a period of time or of a country |
| 39 | little | ad. | not tall or big; a small amount |
| 40 | live | v. | to have life; to exist; ad. having life; alive |
| 41 | load | v. | to put objects on or into a vehicle or container; n. that which is carried |
| 42 | loan | n. | money borrowed that usually must be returned with interest payments; something borrowed |
| 43 | local | ad. | about or having to do with one place |
| 44 | lonely | ad. | feeling alone and wanting friends; visited by few or no people ("a lonely man") |
| 45 | long | ad. | not short; measuring from beginning to end; measuring much; for much time |
| 46 | look | v. | to turn the eyes toward so as to see; to search or hunt for; to seem to be |
| 47 | lose | v. | to have no longer; to not find; to fail to keep; to be defeated |
| 48 | loud | ad. | having a strong sound; full of sound or noise |
| 49 | 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 |
| 50 | low | ad. | not high or tall; below the normal height; close to the ground |
| 51 | loyal | ad. | showing strong friendship and support for someone or something |
| 52 | luck | n. | something that happens by chance |