layman | n. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person |
lease | n. rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract |
leisurely | a. unhurried; slow; taking abundant time |
liberty | n. state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom |
likewise | ad. similarly; as well; too |
limestone | n. a rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime |
literally | ad. with meaning; letter by letter |
lithosphere | n. a solid part of the earth consisting of the crust |
livelihood | n. subsistence; financial means whereby one lives |
load | n. burden; something which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance |
location | n. scene; site; place where something is or could be located |
locomotion | n. self-propelled movement; power or ability to move |
lodge | n. small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper |
long-range | a. suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time |
loose | a. unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined |
lumber | n. timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length |
lumbering | a. clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow, and laborious |
luminous | a. shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light |
lure | n. something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal |
luster | n. shine, polish, or sparkle; soft reflected light |
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