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Glossary Page L

ladle    

ladling     using a ladle to serve soup

lax     deficient in firmness

leprechauns

lethargy     abnormal drowsiness

levitating     floating in the air without a visible means of support

liason     a close bond or connection

linger   to be slow in parting

livid     enraged

loathe    hate, detest, despise

lobbing     a soft high-arching shot, throw or kick

loincloth

loony     crazy or foolish

loony bin     an insane asylum

lopsided     lacking in balance, symmetry or proportion

ludicrous     ridiculous

lumbago     painful muscular rheumatism

lumbered     to walk heavily like an elephant

lurked     to lie in wait in a place of concealment