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laconic |
(adj)using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise |
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lampoon |
(noun)1. written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution 2. a light good-humored satire (verb)-to ridicule or satirize in or as if in a lampoon |
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languid |
(adj) lacking energy or vitality; weak 2. showing little or no spirit or animation; listless; lacking vigor or force; slow |
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laud |
(noun) praise; glorification 2. a hymn or song or praise 3. the service of prayers following the matins (verb) to give praise to; glorify |
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libertine |
(noun) one who acts without moral restraint; a dissolute person 2. one who defies established religious precepts; a freethinker (adj) morally unrestrained; dissolute |
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lilliputian |
(adj) very small; diminutive 2. trivial; petty |
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limn |
(verb) 1. to describe 2. to depict by painting or drawing |
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limpid |
(adj) transparent; clear 2. easily intelligible 3. calm and untroubled |
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loquacious |
(adj) very talkative; garrulous |
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lucid |
(adj) easily understood; intelligible 2. mentally sound; sane or rational 3. translucent or transparent |