GRE Vocabulary

#581

lacerate

Verb

Example sentences

1. The sharp glass could lacerate your skin.
2. His cruel words seemed to lacerate her feelings.
3. The broken glass can lacerate his arm.

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#582

lachrymose

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The lachrymose film made many viewers cry.
2. He became lachrymose while remembering his childhood.
3. Her lachrymose speech lasted nearly an hour.

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#583

laconic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His laconic reply was simply, "No."
2. The laconic manager rarely used more than a few words.
3. She gave a laconic answer and returned to work.

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#584

lambast

Verb

Example sentences

1. Critics began to lambast the weak policy.
2. The coach chose to lambast the players after the loss.
3. Newspapers may lambast the company for its poor service.

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#585

lampoon

Verb

Example sentences

1. The comedy show likes to lampoon famous politicians.
2. The cartoon will lampoon the new fashion trend.
3. Writers often lampoon human pride and foolishness.

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#586

languid

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She felt languid in the afternoon heat.
2. The cat made a languid movement across the floor.
3. They spent a languid day beside the pool.

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#587

languish

Verb

Example sentences

1. The old building continued to languish without repairs.
2. He had to languish in prison for years.
3. The project may languish if it receives no funding.

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#588

largess

Noun

Example sentences

1. The university benefited from the donor's largess.
2. The king used his largess to reward loyal soldiers.
3. Many charities depended on her largess.

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#589

lascivious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The court warned him about his lascivious behavior.
2. The film was criticized for its lascivious scenes.
3. She rejected his lascivious remarks.

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#590

laudable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Her effort to help poor families is laudable.
2. The team made a laudable attempt to reduce waste.
3. His honesty was laudable.

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#591

leery

Adjective

Example sentences

1. I am leery of offers that sound too good.
2. She was leery about sharing information online.
3. Investors remain leery of the risky market.

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#592

lethargic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He felt lethargic after the heavy meal.
2. The hot weather made everyone lethargic.
3. The team looked lethargic during the first half.

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#593

limpid

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The lake was clear and limpid.
2. She explained the idea in limpid language.
3. His limpid voice carried across the quiet room.

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#594

lionize

Verb

Example sentences

1. Fans began to lionize the young athlete.
2. The film tends to lionize its main character.
3. We should not lionize leaders and ignore their faults.

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#595

litany

Noun

Example sentences

1. She gave a litany of reasons for leaving.
2. The report contains a litany of failures.
3. He began the meeting with a litany of complaints.

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#596

loath

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She was loath to leave her family.
2. He seemed loath to admit his mistake.
3. They were loath to cancel the project.

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#597

lucid

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Her explanation was simple and lucid.
2. He remained lucid despite his illness.
3. The book gives a lucid account of the event.

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#598

lugubrious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The song had a slow and lugubrious sound.
2. His lugubrious expression worried us.
3. The room became quiet after his lugubrious story.

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#599

macabre

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The film tells a macabre story about a haunted house.
2. She has a macabre interest in old graveyards.
3. The museum displayed a macabre collection of bones.

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#600

machinate

Verb

Example sentences

1. The rivals began to machinate against the new leader.
2. He tried to machinate a way to gain control.
3. They secretly machinate behind the director's back.

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