6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 54 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
loathe | verb | You could easily learn to loathe that man. | strongly dislike, abhor |
lobster | noun | Fresh lobster can make a wonderful dinner. | marine crustacean |
locust | noun | Locusts can destroy your crops quickly. | any of numerous grasshopper types |
loft | noun | He rented a loft to use as his studio. | floor over a factory or warehouse |
verb | He will loft the tennis ball over his opponent's head. | propel a ball in a high arc | |
loin | noun | The stone hit him squarely in his loin. | part of body on each side of backbone |
loiter | verb | You may not loiter in this area at night. | stand idly about |
lust | noun | He seemed to have a lust for power. | desire or craving |
lyric | noun | She wrote the lyrics to that popular song. | words to a song |
magistrate | noun | He had been appointed as magistrate. | civil officer to administer the law |