lance: n. [копья] the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag | laser: n. [лазер] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light |
laurel: n. [Лорел] evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers | laurels: n. [лаврах] honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit |
lava: n. [лава] hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools | lean: v. [постное] bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support |
ledge: n. [выступ] projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater | legacy: n. [наследия] a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor |
legislature: n. [законодательной] part of government which makes laws | lengthy: a. [длительным] redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted |
levity: n. [легкомыслие] lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate | libel: n. [клевету] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character |
limousine: n. [Лимузин] any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route | lineage: n. [линии] direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry |
linguistics: n. [лингвистика] humanistic study of language and literature | list: v. [список] lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize |
literate: a. [грамотные] educated; schooled; one who can read and write | litter: n. [мусор] disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper |
livid: a. [ярость] lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry | loathsome: a. [отвратительный] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust |
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