IELTS Exam Vocabulary List - L
- laborious adj. Toilsome.
- labyrinth n. A maze.
- lacerate v. To tear rudely or raggedly.
- lackadaisical adj. Listless.
- lactation n. The secretion of milk.
- lacteal adj. Milky.
- lactic adj. Pertaining to milk.
- laddie n. A lad.
- ladle n. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids.
- laggard adj. Falling behind.
- landholder n. Landowner.
- landlord n. A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements.
- landmark n. A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of.
- landscape n. A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation.
- languid adj. Relaxed.
- languor n. Lassitude of body or depression.
- lapse n. A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just.
- lascivious adj. Lustful.
- lassie n. A little lass.
- latent adj. Dormant.
- latency n. The state of being dormant.
- later adv. At a subsequent time.
- lateral adj. Directed toward the side.
- latish adj. Rather late.
- lattice n. Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars.
- laud v. To praise in words or song.
- laudable adj. Praiseworthy.
- laudation n. High praise.
- laudatory adj. Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
- laundress n. Washerwoman.
- laureate adj. Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction.
- lave v. To wash or bathe.
- lawgiver n. A legislator.
- lawmaker n. A legislator.
- lax adj. Not stringent or energetic.
- laxative adj. Having power to open or loosen the bowels.
- lea n. A field.
- leaflet n. A little leaf or a booklet.
- leaven v. To make light by fermentation, as dough.
- leeward n. That side or direction toward which the wind blows.
- left-handed adj. Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right.
- legacy n. A bequest.
- legalize v. To give the authority of law to.
- legging n. A covering for the leg.
- legible adj. That may be read with ease.
- legionary n. A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of Honor.
- legislate v. To make or enact a law or laws.
- legislative adj. That makes or enacts laws.
- legislator n. A lawgiver.
- legitimacy n. Accordance with law.
- legitimate adj. Having the sanction of law or established custom.
- leisure n. Spare time.
- leniency n. Forbearance.
- lenient adj. Not harsh.
- leonine adj. Like a lion.
- lethargy n. Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind.
- levee n. An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
- lever n. That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power.
- leviathan n. Any large animal, as a whale.
- levity n. Frivolity.
- levy v. To impose and collect by force or threat of force.
- lewd adj. Characterized by lust or lasciviousness.
- lexicographer n. One who makes dictionaries.
- lexicography n. The making of dictionaries.
- lexicon n. A dictionary.
- liable adj. Justly or legally responsible.
- libel n. Defamation.
- liberalism n. Opposition to conservatism.
- liberate v. To set free or release from bondage.
- licentious adj. Wanton.
- licit adj. Lawful.
- liege adj. Sovereign.
- lien n. A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.
- lieu n. Stead.
- lifelike adj. Realistic.
- lifelong adj. Lasting or continuous through life.
- lifetime n. The time that life continues.
- ligament n. That which binds objects together.
- ligature n. Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying.
- light-hearted adj. Free from care.
- ligneous adj. Having the texture of appearance of wood.
- likelihood n. A probability.
- likely adj. Plausible.
- liking n. Fondness.
- limitation n. A restriction.
- linear adj. Of the nature of a line.
- liner n. A vessel belonging to a steamship-line.
- lingo n. Language.
- lingua n. The tongue.
- lingual adj. Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance.
- linguist n. One who is acquainted with several languages.
- linguistics n. The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words.
- liniment n. A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc.
- liquefacient adj. Possessing a liquefying nature or power.
- liquefy v. To convert into a liquid or into liquid form.
- liqueur n. An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances.
- liquidate v. To deliver the amount or value of.
- liquor n. Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid.
- listless adj. Inattentive.
- literacy n. The state or condition of knowing how to read and write.
- literal adj. Following the exact words.
- literature n. The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively.
- lithe adj. Supple.
- lithesome adj. Nimble.
- lithograph n. A print made by printing from stone.
- lithotype n. In engraving, an etched stone surface for printing.
- litigant n. A party to a lawsuit.
- litigate v. To cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law.
- litigious adj. Quarrelsome.
- littoral adj. Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore.
- liturgy n. A ritual.
- livelihood n. Means of subsistence.
- livid adj. Black-and-blue, as contused flesh.
- loam n. A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay.
- loath adj. Averse.
- loathe v. To abominate.
- locative adj. Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs.
- loch n. A lake.
- locomotion n. The act or power of moving from one place to another.
- lode n. A somewhat continuous unstratified metal- bearing vein.
- lodgment n. The act of furnishing with temporary quarters.
- logic n. The science of correct thinking.
- logical adj. Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning.
- logician n. An expert reasoner.
- loiterer n. One who consumes time idly.
- loneliness n. Solitude.
- longevity n. Unusually prolonged life.
- loot v. To plunder.
- loquacious adj. Talkative.
- lordling n. A little lord.
- lough n. A lake or loch.
- louse n. A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals.
- lovable adj. Amiable.
- low-spirited adj. Despondent.
- lowly adv. Rudely.
- lucid adj. Mentally sound.
- lucrative adj. Highly profitable.
- ludicrous adj. Laughable.
- luminary n. One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
- luminescent adj. Showing increase of light.
- luminescence n. Showing increase.
- luminosity n. The quality of giving or radiating light.
- luminous adj. Giving or radiating light.
- lunacy n. Mental unsoundness.
- lunar adj. Pertaining to the moon.
- lunatic n. An insane person.
- lune n. The moon.
- lurid adj. Ghastly and sensational.
- luscious adj. Rich, sweet, and delicious.
- lustrous adj. Shining.
- luxuriance n. Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity.
- luxuriant adj. Abundant or superabundant in growth.
- luxuriate v. To live sumptuously.
- lying n. Untruthfulness.
- lyre n. One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class.
- lyric adj. Fitted for expression in song.
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