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lect, leg - to select, to choose | lev - lift, light, rise | loc, log, loqu - word, speech | luc, lum, lus - light | lud, lus - to play | lut, lug, luv - to wash
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  1. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  2. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
  3. lever
    a simple machine giving a mechanical advantage on a fulcrum
  4. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  5. levitate
    cause to rise in the air and float
  6. levee
    an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
  7. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  8. elocution
    an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice
  9. locution
    a word or phrase that people use in particular situations
  10. interlocutor
    a person who takes part in a conversation
  11. prologue
    an introductory section of a novel or other literary work
  12. epilogue
    a short speech by an actor at the end of a play
  13. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  14. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  15. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  16. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  17. tautology
    useless repetition
  18. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  19. illustrate
    depict with a visual representation
  20. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  21. luminescent
    emitting light not caused by heat
  22. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  23. lackluster
    not having brilliance or vitality
  24. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  25. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  26. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  27. delude
    be dishonest with
  28. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  29. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  30. collusion
    secret agreement
  31. prelude
    something that introduces what follows
  32. interlude
    an intervening period or episode
  33. lavatory
    a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  34. dilute
    lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
  35. deluge
    a heavy rain
Created on 九月 19, 2013 (updated 九月 19, 2013)

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