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Kowtow |
To kneel with forehead touching the ground to worship or show respect. To be extemely submissive to please someone in authority |
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Kudos |
Praise, credit, glory, honor, or accolades for an achievment. *A black belt in judo earns tons of ??* |
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Laborious |
Requiring a great deal of effort. Showing signs of effort or difficulty, rather than easy, naturalness, or fluency. |
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Laconic |
Using very few word; concise or terse writing or speech. |
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Laggard |
Someone who or something that falls behind or does not keep up with others. One who lags behind or loiters. Most often used as a negative description. |
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Laissez-faire |
The principle that the best economy is one that does not regulate private industry and leaves market free. Noninterference in the affairs of others; letting others do as they wish. |
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Laity |
Followers of religion who are not clergy; lay persons. All who are not members of a specific profession. |
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Lambaste |
To criticize someone or something severly; to reprimand sharply and attack verbally. To beat or whip someone. Originally meant "to beat harshly." |
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Languid |
Lacking vigor and energy. Listless, indifferent, sluggish, or slow. |
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Languish |
To undergo hardship as a result of being depreived of something, typically indepence, attention, or freedom. To decline steadily, becoming vital, strong, or successful. To long for someone being denied. |
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Largess |
Generous gifts, often in the form of money or favors. The gifts given as a result of someone's generosity. Generosity in spirit or attitude; a generous nature. Largish gifts reveal ?? givers. |
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Lax |
Not strict, tight, or tense; not easily controlled. Lacking attention to detail. |
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Learned |
Well-educated and very knowledgable. Describes behavior or knowledge that is acquired through training. |
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Lector |
A university lecturer or one who reads passages from the Bible to a congregation at a service, or during a meal. |
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Left-brain |
Relating to or involving skill or knowledge that is analytical or linguistic, believed associated with the left half of the cerebrum. |
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Leftism |
The principles of the Left; liberal, socialist, or communist political and social movements or reform. |
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Lethargic |
Sluggish; inactive to such a degree as to resemble sleep or unconsciousness. A ?? person is difficult to rouse to action. |
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Leviathan |
Large beast or sea-monster, originally from the Bible. Something extremely large and powerful in comparison to others of its kind. A whale or other large sea animal. |
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Levity |
Remarks or behavior intended to be amusing, usually out of keeping with a serious situation. Light-hearted comments or behavior. |
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Liaison |
An exchange of information among seperate groups or individuals. A person responsible for maintaining communication between one group and another. An intimate, romantic relationship between unmarried people. |
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Liberalism |
A theory found in both economics and in politics. In economics, it emphasizes the freedom of the individual consumer and of the market. In politics, it is founded on the protection of civil liberties and on a belief in progress toward a better society. |
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