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PCAT- L's
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English
Undergraduate 3
07/14/2010
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Labyrinth
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maze
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laceration
 Definition
cut or wound
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lachrymose
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tearful
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lackadaisical
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idle, lazy, apathetic, indifferent
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laconic
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using few words
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laggard
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dawdler, loafer, lazy person
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lament (v)
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to deplore, grieve
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lampoon (v)
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to attack with satire, mock harshly
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languid
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lacking nrg, indifferent, slow
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lap (v)
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to drink using the tongue, to wash against
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lapidary
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relating to precious stones
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larceny
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theft of property
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larder
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place where food is stored
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largess
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generosity, gift
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larynx
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organ containing vocal cords
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lassitude
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lethargy, sluggishness
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latent
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present but hidden, potential
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laudable
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deserving or praise
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laxity
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carelessness
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leery
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suspicious
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legerdemain
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trickery
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legible
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readable
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legislate
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to decree, mandate, make laws
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lenient
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easygoing, permissive
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lethargy
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indifferent inactivity
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levitate
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to rise in the air or cause to rise
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levity
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humor, frivolity, gaiety
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lexicon
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dictionary, list of words
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liberal (adj)
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tolerant, broad-minded, generous, lavish
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liberation
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freedom, emancipation
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libertarian
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one who believes in unrestricted freedom
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libertine
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one without moral restraint
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licentious
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immoral, unrestrainted by society
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lien
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right to possess and sell the property of debtor
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limpid
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clear, transparent
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lineage
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ancestry
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linguistics
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study of language
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liniment
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medicinal liquid used externally to ease pain
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lionize
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to treat as a celebrity
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lissome
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easily flexed, limber, agile
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listless
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lacking nrg and enthusiasm
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literate
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able to read and write, well-read and educated
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lithe
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moving and bending with ease, graceful
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litigation
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lawsuit
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livid
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discolored from bruise, reddened with anger
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loathe
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to abhor, despise, hate
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locomotion
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movement from place to place
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logo
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corporate symbol
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loiter
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to stand aroudn idly
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loquacious
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talkative
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low (v)
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to make a sound like a cow, moo
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lucid
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clear and easily understood
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ludicrous
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laughable, ridiculous
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lugubrious
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sorrowful, mournful
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lumber (v)
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to move slowly and awkwardly
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luminary
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bright object, celebrity; source of inspiration
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luminous
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bright, brilliant, glowing
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lunar
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relating to the moon
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lurid
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harshly shocking, sensational, glowing
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lurk
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to prowl, sneak
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luscious
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very good-tasting
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luxuriance
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elegance, lavishness
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lyrical
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suitable for poetry and song, expressing feeling
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