| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 306 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| laughter | noun | Laughter can make you young. | mirth |
| launch | verb | Soon we will launch a new project. | originate |
| verb | The satellite was launched at noon. | thrust | |
| laundry | noun | We do our laundry on Friday. | washing |
| noun | We do our dirty clothes at a laundry. | clothes cleaners | |
| lavatory | noun | He needed to use the lavatory. | toilet |
| law | noun | The law is there to protect you. | rules |
| noun | He was arrested by the law. | police | |
| lawn | noun | My lawn is beautiful green grass. | turf |
| lawyer | noun | You need a lawyer if you are sued. | attorney |
| lay | verb | I shall lay the child in the crib. | put |