Word Book L-2 (2/3)
less [(1) smaller in amount; (2) not as much]
let [(1) to permit to do or to be; (2) to make possible]
letter [a communication in writing sent to another person]
level [(1) the amount or height that something reaches or rises to; (2) the position of something or someone]
The river rose to its highest level in history during the flood last year. (1)
He has worked at the top levels of government for many years. (2)
liberal [one who usually supports social progress or change]
Liberal lawmakers proposed a bill to reduce the cost of medicine for older Americans.
lie [(1) to have one's body on the ground or other surface; (2) to say something that one knows is not true]
She said she needed to lie down for a few minutes to rest. (1)
The official told the court he did not lie about his campaign money. (2)
life [(1) the time between being born and dying; (2) opposite death; (3) all living things]
She spent her life helping people. (1)
lift [to take or bring up to a higher place or level]
We watched the rising water lift the house and carry it away.
light [(1) a form of energy that affects the eyes so that one is able to see; (2) anything that produces light; (3) bright; (4) not heavy]
We could see the island clearly in the sun's light. (1)
Please leave the light on when you go. (2)
lightning [light produced by electricity in the air, usually during a storm]
like [(1) to be pleased with; (2) to have good feelings for someone or something; (3) in the same way as; (4) similar to]
limit [(1) to restrict to a number or amount; (2) the greatest amount or number permitted]
The hotel limits the number of people sleeping in each room. (1)
line [(1) a long, thin mark on a surface; (2) a number of people or things organized; (3) one after another; (4) the edge of an area protected by military forces]
He used his sword to make a line in the sand. (1)
The soldiers stood in a line, side by side. (2)
link [(1) to connect; (2) to unite one thing or event with another; (3) a relation between two or more things, situations or events]
The Russian and American spacecraft linked with each other in orbit. (1)
The royal marriage linked the two kingdoms. (2)
Scientists found a link between tobacco and lung cancer. (3)
liquid [a substance that is not a solid or gas, and can move freely, like water]
Ice changes to liquid when the temperature rises above zero degrees Celsius.
list [(1) to put in writing a number of names of people or things; (2) a written series of names or things]
listen [to try to hear]
literature [all the poems, stories and writings of a period of time or of a country]
little [(1) not tall or big; (2) a small amount]
He has a little dog named Elmo. (1)
She could not buy it because she had only a little money with her. (2)
live [(1) to have life; (2) to exist; (3) having life; (4) alive]
She lived for many years after her operation. (1)
Please do not cut down a live tree. (3)
He said some polio vaccines were made from a live virus. (4)
