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labor
[(1) work; (2) workers as a group]
Building a
house is hard labor. (1)
Organized
labor is a major force in American politics. (2)
laboratory
[a room or place where experiments in science are done]
The medical
students spent much of their time in the laboratory.
lack
[(1) to be without; (2) the condition of needing, wanting or not
having]
The farmhouse
lacked heat and electricity. (1)
The lack of
rain caused the crops to fail. (2)
lake
[a large area of fresh water surrounded by land]
She swam
across the lake.
land
[(1) to come to the earth from the air; (2) the part of the earth
not covered by water; (3) the ground]
Airplanes land
at airports. (1)
Only 25
percent of the earth's surface is land. (2)
He bought this
land ten years ago. (3)
language
[(1) words and their use; (2) what people speak in a country,
nation or group]
She was
interested in how new words come into the language.
(1)
How many
languages do you speak? (2)
large
[(1) big; (2) being of more than usual size, amount or number; (3)
opposite small]
How large is
your house? (1)
He had a
large voice for such a small man. (2)
She was a
large woman. (3)
last
[(1) to continue; (2) after all others; (3) the only one
remaining]
The talks will
last three days. (1)
He was the
last person to arrive. (2)
She is the
last person in line. (3)
late
[(1) after the correct time; (2) near the end; (3) opposite
early]
He arrived an
hour late for work. (1)
The doctor
said she would have her baby late in the year. (2)
Do you like to
eat early or late? (3)
laugh
[to make sounds to express pleasure or happy feelings]
I always
laugh at her funny stories.
launch
[(1) to put into operation; (2) to begin; (3) to send into the air
or space]
The
terrorists launched an attack in the middle of the night.
(1)
She said she
soon will launch her campaign for mayor. (2)
The United
States launched an Apollo spacecraft on a flight to the moon.
(3)
law
[all or any rules made by a government]
The mayor urged
city officials to pass the new law.
lead
[(1) to show the way; (2) to command; (3) to control; (4) to go
first]
I could not
find the store until he led me to it. (1)
General Wilcox
will lead the special anti-terrorist force. (2)
He leads our
music department. (3)
She followed
as he led the way. (4)
leak
[to come out of or to escape through a small opening or hole
(usually a gas or liquid)]
Oil leaked
from the broken pipe.
learn
[(1) to get knowledge about; (2) to come to know a fact or
facts]
He learned
calculus in high school. (1)
She wondered
how he learned where she lived. (2)
leave
[(1) to go away from; (2) to let something stay where it
is]
His son will
leave home next year for college. (1)
Please leave
me alone. (2)
left
[(1) on the side that is toward the west when one is facing north;
(2) opposite right]
Do you write
with your left hand? (1)
I am lost
because I turned left instead of right. (2)
legal
[of or in agreement with the law]
He said his
lawyer gave him good legal advice.
legislature
[a government lawmaking group]
The
legislature makes laws.
lend
[(1) to permit someone to use a thing temporarily; (2) to make a
loan of money]
Joe said he
will lend me his car tomorrow. (1)
None of his
friends would lend him any money. (2)
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