Week 12 Vocab Synonyms and Antonyms

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Lavish

Synonyms: bountiful,effuxive,extravagant,exuberant,generous,grand, lush, luxurious, opulent, sumptuous antonyms: austere, barren, depressed, destitute, economical, insufficient, lacking

Lachrymose

Synonyms: sad, tearful,teary,weeping

Licentious

abandoned, amoral, corrupt, disorderly, uncontrolled, loose antonym: chaste, controlled, good, innocent, moral

livid

ashy blanched, bloodless, colorless, discolored, dusky, contused, purple antonyms: cheerful, flushed, happy, radiant

luminous

brilliant, lucid, lustrous, radiant, shining, translucent, vivid, beaming, clear, crystal antonyms: cloudy, dark, dim, dull, gloomy

Laconic

brusque, pithy,terse, breviloquent, brief,compact,concise,crisp Antonyms: long-winded, wordy, verbose

Loquacious

chatty, garrulous, long-winded, voluble, babbling, chattering antonyms: quiet, silent, untalkative, restrained, subdued

Libertine

cyprian, debauchee, lecher, profilgate, rake, satyr, sensualist antonyms: puritan

Lapidary

engraver, jeweler

Liberal

enlightened, flexible, humanistic, lenient, permissive, radical, reformist antonyms: intolerant, limited, narrow, specific, conservative, economical

lucid

luminous, unambiguous, apprehensible, clear, comprehendible, clear, distinct antonym: clouded, confused, dark, foggy, gloomy, muddied, murky, obscure, puzzled, shadowy

Levity

mirth, giddiness, hilarity, frivolity,absurdity, amusement antonyms: depression, gloom, sense, seriousness, gravity

Lugubrious

mournful, sorrowful, gloomy, pensive, sad antonym: cheerful, joyful

lumber

plod, shuffle, slog, trufge, trundle, waddle, barge, clump., galumph, lump antonyms:tiptoe, glide,relieve, unbburden

Leery

synonyms: careful, cautious, distrustful, dubious, skeptical, uncertain, unsure, wary antonyms: believing,careless,certain, clear,definite,heedless, incautious, rash, secure, sure

Laud

synonyms: admire, adore, celebrate, commend, compliment, eulogize, extol antonyms: abhor, blame,censure, condemn, criticize

lissome

synonyms: agile, athletic, flexible, graceful, limber, lithe, nimble, pliant antonyms: portly

Largess

synonyms: aid,alms, benefaction, charity, donation, endowment, gift, giving, philanthropy

Lethargic

synonyms: apathetic, dull, lackadaisical, laid-back, languid, listless, passive, sleepy antonyms: active, alert, animated, caring, energetic, lively, vivacious

Lassitude

synonyms: apathy, dullness, exhaustion, fatigue, idleness, inaction, languor antonyms: action, diligence, energy, liveliness, interest

legerdemain

synonyms: artfulness,chicanery, conjuring, craftiness, cunning, deceit, deception, manipulation antonyms: frankness, honesty, openness, truthfulness, uprightness

Lament

synonyms: bemoan, deplore,regret, bawl, bewail, bleed, cry Antonyms: be happy, relieve, celebrate, compliment, laud, praise

limpid

synonyms: bright, comprehensible, crystal-clear, crystalline, definite, distinct, filmy, intelligible, lucid, luculent antonyms: incomprehensible, muddy, obscure, vague

Larceny

synonyms: burglary, misappropriation, robbery, crime antonyms: lot

Lampoon

synonyms: burlesque,caricature,invective,pasquinade, pastiche,ridicule, roast anytonyms: flattery, praise

listless

synonyms: drowsy, dull, inert, lackadaisical, languid, leaden, lethargic, lifeless, lukewarm, passive, sleepy, sluggish antonyms: active, alert, alive, animated, awake, energetic, enthusiastic

lionize

synonyms: eulogize, glorify, idolize, acclaim, adulate, aggrandize, exalt antonyms: condemn, criticize, censure, debase, denounce, disgrace, dishonor, disrespect, reproach

Latent

synonyms: inherent, lurking, suppressed, underlying, unrealized, veiled, abeyant, concealed, contained antonyms: active, apparent, clear, live, manifest, obvious, open, public

Languid

synonyms: lackadaisical, laid-back, languorous, lazy, leisurely, lethargic, sluggish antonyms: active,energetic, hard-working, hurried, lively, alert


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