4000 CAE Vocabulary List

laboriously:
ad. in a laborious manner;  in a way requiring much labor

labour:
n. effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth

labyrinth:
n. maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages

lace:
n. delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets

laceration:
n. torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending

lackey:
n. an attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower

lair:
n. place in which to lie or rest, especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast; burying place

lament:
v. grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply

lance:
n. the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen

lap:
n. the flap that lies over another part; area of control or responsibility; upper side of the thighs of a seated person

lapse:
n. gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty

larceny:
n. unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft

larch:
n. a genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves

lard:
n. bacon; flesh of swine; fat of swine

largely:
ad. in a large manner; for the most part; mainly

larva:
n. newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis

larynx:
n. the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production

lash:
n. any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid

lasting:
a. continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable

latent:
a. present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden