Glossary of 1,500 Common English Words
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labor | ||
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work; workers as a group | ||
laboratory | ||
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a room or place where experiments in science are done | ||
lack | ||
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to be without; n. the condition of needing, wanting or not having | ||
lake | ||
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a large area of fresh water surrounded by land | ||
land | ||
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to come to the earth from the air ("Airplanes land at airports."); n. the part of the earth not covered by water; the ground | ||
language | ||
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words and their use; what people speak in a country, nation or group | ||
large | ||
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big; being of more than usual size, amount or number; opposite small | ||
laser | ||
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an instrument that makes a thin, powerful light | ||
last | ||
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to continue ("The talks will last three days."); ad. after all others; the only one remaining ("She is the last person in line.") | ||
late | ||
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after the correct time; near the end; opposite early | ||