English Vocabulary Word List
Alan Beale's Core Vocabulary - L (652 Words)
- lab
- label
- labor
- laboratory
- labor camp
- Labor Day
- laborer
- laborious
- laboriously
- labor union
- labyrinth
- lace
- lacerate
- laceration
- lack
- lacking
- lackluster
- lacquer
- lacy
- lad
- ladder
- laden
- ladies' room
- ladle
- lady
- ladybug
- lag
- lagoon
- laid
- laid-back
- lain
- lair
- lake
- lamb
- lame
- lame duck
- lament
- lamentable
- laminate
- lamp
- lampoon
- lampshade
- lance
- land
- landfill
- landing
- landing strip
- landlady
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landscape
- landslide
- lane
- language
- language laboratory
- languid
- languish
- languorous
- lanky
- lantern
- lap
- lapel
- lapse
- laptop
- larceny
- lard
- large
- largely
- large-scale
- lark
- larva
- larvae
- laryngitis
- larynx
- lascivious
- laser
- laser printer
- lash
- lasso
- last
- last-ditch
- lasting
- lastly
- last name
- latch
- late
- lately
- latent
- later
- lateral
- latest
- latex
- lather
- Latin
- Latina
- Latin America
- Latin American
- Latino
- latitude
- latrine
- latter
- laudable
- laugh
- laughable
- laughingstock
- laughter
- launch
- launch pad
- launder
- Laundromat
- laundry
- laundry room
- laureate
- laurel
- lava
- lavatory
- lavender
- lavish
- law
- law-abiding
- law enforcement
- lawful
- lawless
- lawlessness
- lawmaker
- lawn
- lawn mower
- lawsuit
- lawyer
- lax
- laxative
- laxity
- lay
- layaway
- layer
- layman
- layoff
- layout
- layover
- lazily
- laziness
- lazy
- lb.
- lead
- leader
- leadership
- leading
- leaf
- leaflet
- leafy
- league
- leak
- leakage
- leaky
- lean
- leaning
- leap
- leapfrog
- leapt
- leap year
- learn
- learned
- learning
- learning disability
- lease
- leash
- least
- leather
- leathery
- leave
- leaves
- lecherous
- lectern
- lecture
- lecturer
- led
- ledge
- ledger
- leech
- leek
- leer
- leery
- leeway
- left
- left field
- left-hand
- left-handed
- leftovers
- left wing
- left-wing
- leg
- legacy
- legal
- legality
- legalize
- legally
- legal pad
- legal-size
- legend
- legendary
- leggings
- leggy
- legibility
- legible
- legibly
- legion
- legislate
- legislation
- legislative
- legislator
- legislature
- legit
- legitimacy
- legitimate
- legitimately
- leisure
- leisurely
- lemon
- lemonade
- lend
- lender
- length
- lengthen
- lengthwise
- lengthy
- leniency
- lenient
- leniently
- lens
- Lent
- lent
- lentil
- Leo
- leopard
- leotard
- leper
- leprosy
- leprous
- lesbian
- lesbianism
- less
- lessen
- lesser
- lesson
- let
- letdown
- lethal
- lethally
- lethargic
- lethargy
- let's
- letter
- letter carrier
- letterhead
- letter-size
- lettuce
- letup
- leukemia
- levee
- level
- levelheaded
- lever
- leverage
- levitate
- levitation
- levity
- levy
- lewd
- lexical
- lexicon
- liability
- liable
- liaise
- liaison
- liar
- lib
- libel
- libelous
- liberal
- liberal arts
- liberalism
- liberalize
- liberally
- liberate
- liberated
- liberation
- liberty
- libido
- Libra
- librarian
- library
- lice
- license
- license plate
- lichen
- lick
- lickety-split
- licking
- licorice
- lid
- lie
- lie detector
- lien
- lieu
- lieutenant
- life
- life-and-death
- lifeboat
- life buoy
- life cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life insurance
- life jacket
- lifeless
- lifelike
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life preserver
- lifesaver
- life-size
- life span
- lifestyle
- life support
- life-threatening
- lifetime
- lift
- liftoff
- ligament
- light
- light bulb
- lighten
- lighter
- light-headed
- lighthearted
- lighthouse
- lighting
- lightly
- lightness
- lightning
- lightweight
- light-year
- likable
- like
- likelihood
- likely
- like-minded
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- liking
- lilac
- lilt
- lily
- lima bean
- limb
- limbo
- lime
- limelight
- limerick
- limit
- limitation
- limitations
- limited
- limiting
- limo
- limousine
- limp
- linchpin
- line
- lineage
- linear
- lined
- linen
- linens
- liner
- lines
- lineup
- linger
- lingerie
- lingo
- linguist
- linguistic
- linguistics
- liniment
- lining
- link
- linkage
- linoleum
- lint
- lion
- lip
- lip-read
- lipstick
- lip-synch
- liquefy
- liqueur
- liquid
- liquidate
- liquidation
- liquor
- liquor store
- lisp
- list
- listen
- listener
- listing
- listless
- listlessly
- list price
- lit
- litany
- lite
- liter
- literacy
- literal
- literally
- literary
- literate
- literature
- lithe
- litigate
- litigation
- litmus test
- litter
- litterbug
- little
- Little League
- liturgical
- liturgy
- livable
- live
- livelihood
- lively
- liven
- liver
- lives
- livestock
- livid
- living
- living room
- living will
- lizard
- llama
- Ln.
- load
- loaded
- loads
- loaf
- loafer
- loan
- loan shark
- loath
- loathe
- loathing
- loathsome
- loaves
- lob
- lobby
- lobbyist
- lobe
- lobster
- local
- local anesthetic
- locale
- locality
- localized
- locally
- local time
- locate
- location
- lock
- locker
- locker room
- locket
- locksmith
- locomotive
- locust
- lodge
- lodging
- loft
- lofty
- log
- logbook
- logging
- logic
- logical
- logically
- logistical
- logistics
- logjam
- logo
- loincloth
- loiter
- loll
- lollipop
- lone
- loneliness
- lonely
- loner
- lonesome
- long
- long-distance
- longevity
- longhand
- longing
- longingly
- longitude
- longitudinal
- long johns
- long jump
- long-lived
- long-range
- longshoreman
- long shot
- long-standing
- long-suffering
- long-term
- longtime
- long-winded
- look
- lookalike
- lookout
- looks
- loom
- loony
- loop
- loophole
- loose
- loose-leaf
- loosely
- loosen
- loot
- looter
- lop
- lope
- lopsided
- Lord
- lord
- Lord's Prayer
- lore
- lose
- loser
- loss
- lost
- lost-and-found
- lot
- lotion
- lots
- lottery
- loud
- loudly
- loudmouth
- loudmouthed
- loudness
- loudspeaker
- lounge
- louse
- lousy
- lovable
- love
- love affair
- loveliness
- lovely
- lover
- lovers
- love seat
- lovesick
- love story
- loving
- lovingly
- low
- lowbrow
- low-cal
- lowdown
- lower
- lowercase
- lower-class
- low-key
- lowly
- low-lying
- low-paid
- low tide
- loyal
- loyally
- loyalty
- lozenge
- LSD
- lubricant
- lubricate
- lubrication
- lucid
- lucidity
- lucidly
- luck
- luckily
- lucky
- lucrative
- ludicrous
- ludicrously
- lug
- luggage
- luggage rack
- lugubrious
- lukewarm
- lull
- lullaby
- lumber
- lumbering
- lumberjack
- lumberyard
- luminary
- luminous
- lump
- lump sum
- lumpy
- lunacy
- lunar
- lunatic
- lunch
- lunchbox
- luncheon
- lunchtime
- lung
- lunge
- lurch
- lure
- lurid
- luridly
- lurk
- luscious
- lush
- lust
- luster
- lustrous
- lusty
- Lutheran
- luxuriant
- luxuriate
- luxurious
- luxuriously
- luxury
- lying
- lynch
- lynching
- lyric
- lyrical
- lyricist
- lyrics
These are words from the 3esl.txt file from release 4.0 of 12dicts, released Jan. 18, 2003.