SAT最常见的1000个词汇（L）

　　该词表中的词汇主要是针对美国学生挑选出来的，这1000个词汇是属于SAT考试中常出现但美国学生却不熟悉的词汇，因此该词表中的词汇难度较大。如果你是刚刚接触SAT的考生，最好不要立即使用该词表，推荐留在备考的最后阶段再使用。 

laceration (n.) a cut, tear (Because he fell off his bike into a rosebush, the paperboy’s skin
was covered with lacerations.)
laconic (adj.) terse in speech or writing (The author’s laconic style has won him many
followers who dislike wordiness.)
languid (adj.) sluggish from fatigue or weakness (In the summer months, the great heat
makes people languid and lazy.)
larceny (n.) obtaining another’s property by theft or trickery (When my car was not
where I had left it, I realized that I was a victim of larceny.)
largess (n.) the generous giving of lavish gifts (My boss demonstrated great largess by giving me a new car.)

latent (adj.) hidden, but capable of being exposed (Sigmund’s dream represented his
latent paranoid obsession with other people’s shoes.)
laudatory (adj.) expressing admiration or praise (Such laudatory comments are unusual
from someone who is usually so reserved in his opinions.)
lavish 1. (adj.) given without limits (Because they had worked very hard, the
performers appreciated the critic’s lavish praise.) 2. (v.) to give without limits
(Because the performers had worked hard, they deserved the praise that the critic
lavished on them.)
legerdemain (n.) deception, slight-of-hand (Smuggling the French plants through
customs by claiming that they were fake was a remarkable bit of legerdemain.)
lenient (adj.) demonstrating tolerance or gentleness (Because Professor Oglethorpe
allowed his students to choose their final grades, the other teachers believed that he
was excessively lenient.)

lethargic (adj.) in a state of sluggishness or apathy (When Jean Claude explained to his
boss that he was lethargic and didn’t feel like working that day, the boss fired him.)
liability 1. (n.) something for which one is legally responsible, usually involving a
disadvantage or risk (The bungee-jumping tower was a great liability for the
owners of the carnival.) 2. (n.) a handicap, burden (Because she often lost her
concentration and didn’t play defense, Marcy was a liability to the team.)
libertarian (adj.) advocating principles of liberty and free will (The dissatisfied subjects
overthrew the monarch and replaced him with a libertarian ruler who respected
their democratic principles.)
licentious (adj.) displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints (Marilee has always been
fascinated by the licentious private lives of politicians.)
limpid (adj.) clear, transparent (Mr. Johnson’s limpid writing style greatly pleased
readers who disliked complicated novels.)
linchpin (n.) something that holds separate parts together (The linchpin in the
prosecution’s case was the hair from the defendant’s head, which was found at the
scene of the crime.)
lithe (adj.) graceful, flexible, supple (Although the dancers were all outstanding, Jae
Sun’s control of her lithe body was particularly impressive.)
litigant (n.) someone engaged in a lawsuit (When the litigants began screaming at each
other, Judge Koch ordered them to be silent.)

lucid (adj.) clear, easily understandable (Because Guenevere’s essay was so lucid, I only
had to read it once to understand her reasoning.)
luminous (adj.) brightly shining (The light of the luminous moon graced the shoulders
of the beautiful maiden.)
lurid (adj.) ghastly, sensational (Gideon’s story, in which he described a character
torturing his sister’s dolls, was judged too lurid to be printed in the school’s literary
magazine.)