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la
submediant, sixth degree, sixth note
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lab
laboratory, research facility, research center, workshop, testing facility
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label
tag, sticker, ticket, marker, tab
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labia
beef curtains, beef flaps, fanny flaps, labes, lips
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laboratory
research facility, testing centre, workroom, science lab, research centre
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labour
effort, exertion, hard work, graft, grind
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lack
absence, shortfall, dearth, deficiency, deficit
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ladies
women
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lady
woman, gentlewoman, madam, dame
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laid
placed, set, put down, positioned, rested
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lake
pond, pool, reservoir, lagoon, body of water
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Lakes
lake district, lakeland
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lament
afterthink, becry, begrieve, bemoan, bemourn
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lancer
uhlan
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land
ground, earth, terrain, dry land, terra firma
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landed
propertied, land-owning, estate-owning
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landing
touchdown, descent, arrival, alighting, setting down
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landline
wireline
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landscape
vista, countryside, topography, scape, setting
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lane
path, track, passage, alley, byway
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language
dialect, vernacular, parlance, computer language, programming language
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lap
circuit, loop, round, circle, revolution
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laptop
notebook, portable computer, ultrabook, netbook
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large
big, huge, giant, gigantic, enormous
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largely
mostly, mainly, chiefly, primarily, principally
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lark
whim, especially in phrase on a whim
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Larry
uproar, commotion, fuss, hubbub, racket
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lasso
rope, lariat
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last
final, closing, concluding, ending, ultimate
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lasting
permanent, perennial, long-lived, indelible, everlasting
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lastly
last, last of all, at length, endly
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lat
lats
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late
delayed, overdue, behind, belated, unpunctual
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lately
recently, of late, in recent times, nowadays, these days
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later
afterward, subsequently, later on, in a while, eventually
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latest
newest, most recent, current, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute
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latrine
privy, bathroom, and Thesaurus:chamber pot
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latter
second, last-mentioned, later
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lauder
extoller
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laugh
chuckle, giggle, chortle, guffaw, cackle
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laughing
giggling, chuckling, chortling, cackling, guffawing
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laughter
laughing, giggling, chuckling, chortling, hilarity
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launch
propel, fire, catapult, hurl, thrust
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laundry
washing, lavatory, laundromat, washateria, laundrette
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lavatory
washbasin, sink, toilet
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law
legal code, rule of law, act, canon, code
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lawful
de jure, legal, legitimate, licit, rightful
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Laws
Law, Lawes, Lawson
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lawyer
solicitor, barrister, legal adviser, counsellor, abogado
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lay
place, put, set down, rest, deposit
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layer
coat, sheet, tier, level, stratum
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laying
placing, setting, depositing, positioning
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lazy
idle, indolent, slothful, work-shy, shiftless
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le
the, la, les
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leader
head, chief, boss, director, commander
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leadership
guidance, direction, management, command, influence
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leading
top, foremost, chief, principal, main
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leaf
frond, blade, foliage, page, sheet
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league
association, federation, alliance, union, conference
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lean
tilt, incline, slant, tip, prop
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learn
grasp, absorb, master, pick up, acquire
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learned
well-read, intellectual, cultured, academic, academical
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learning
education, study, schooling, instruction, knowledge
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lease
rent, let, hire, charter, tenancy
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least
smallest, minimum, lowest, slightest
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leather
hide, skin, suede
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leave
withdraw, head out, vacate, beat it, bug off
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lecture
talk, address, discourse, presentation, sermon
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led
guided, directed, steered, headed, managed
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lee
shelter, leeward side, sheltered side, cover, protection
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leech
sponger, bloodsucker, vampire
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left
left-hand, left-hand side, port
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leg
limb, lower limb, shank, pins, drumstick
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legacy
inheritance, bequest, heritage, endowment, birthright
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legal
lawful, legitimate, permitted, valid, authorised
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legality
lawfulness, legalness
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legally
lawfully, legitimately, licitly, permissibly, rightfully
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legend
myth, folktale, folklore, tale, saga
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legendary
fabled, storied, mythical, renowned, celebrated
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legionnaire
legionary
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legislation
law, lawmaking, statute, act, enactment
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legislative
lawmaking, parliamentary, congressional, statutory, legislature
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legislature
parliament, congress, assembly, senate, chamber
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legitimacy
legitimateness, allowability, allowableness, liceity, legitness
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legitimate
lawful, legal, valid, rightful, genuine
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legs
tears, wine tears, church windows, curtains, fingers
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lemming
sable mouse
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lemon
citrus, dud, clunker, flop, reject
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lemonade
citronade
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lend
lease, let, loan
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length
distance, extent, span, measurement, reach
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lengthen
elongate, draw out, enlengthen, extend, produce
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Leningrad
Petrograd, Saint Petersburg
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lens
magnifier, glass, objective
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Leo
the lion, star sign, zodiac sign, Lion
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leopard
common leopard, pard, pardal
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lesbian
gay, homosexual, sapphic
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less
fewer, smaller, reduced, lower, lesser
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lessen
remit
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lesser
minor, inferior, subordinate, secondary, smaller
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lesson
class, session, period, tutorial, lecture
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let
authorise, grant, enable, sanction, allow
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letter
character, symbol, sign, grapheme
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letters
literature, scholarship, the humanities, learning, erudition
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letting
rental, lease, tenancy, rent, hire
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level
flat, even, horizontal, smooth, flush
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lever
jimmy
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Lewis
lewisson
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li
propriety, etiquette, decorum, ritual, rites
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liability
debt, obligation, indebtedness, drawback, handicap
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liar
bluffer, contradictor, deceiver, fabricator, fabulist
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liberal
generous, abundant, plentiful, ample, lavish
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liberate
befree, free, absolve, deliver, discharge
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liberation
emancipation, independence
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libertine
adulterer, bed-hopper, carpetmonger, chamberer, debauchee
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liberty
independence, autonomy, self-determination, emancipation, latitude
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librarian
library-keeper
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library
reading room, resource centre, media centre, learning centre, book repository
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license
authorize, permit, approve, sanction, certify
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licensed
authorized, certified, accredited, chartered, permitted
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lie
recline, rest, lie down, stretch out, sprawl
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lied
art song
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lies
fibs, deceives, misleads, misrepresents, falsifies
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lieutenant
deputy, second-in-command, aide, right-hand man, Lt.
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life
existence, being, living, vitality, animation
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lifeboat
quarter boat, rowboat, raft
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lifestyle
way of life, mode of living, manner of living, habits, routine
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lifetime
lifespan, life, existence, days
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lift
raise, hoist, elevate, boost, heave
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lifted
raised, elevated, hoisted, stolen, swiped
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liftoff
takeoff
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light
brightness, illumination, glow, radiance, luminosity
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lighting
illumination, lights, lamps, illuminations
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lightning
rapid, swift, instantaneous, express, speedy
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lights
lungs, offal
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likable
amiable, well-liked
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like
enjoy, appreciate, be fond of, be keen on, relish
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likelihood
likeliness, liability, odds
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likely
probable, expected, plausible, presumed, anticipated
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likeness
similarity
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liking
predilection
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limb
delimb
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limit
maximum, cap, ceiling, boundary, threshold
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limited
restricted, narrow, confined, small, modest
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line
stroke, mark, streak, stripe, dash
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linear
straight, sequential, direct, consecutive, one-dimensional
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Lines
rows, marks, strokes, streaks, stripes
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lineup
identity parade
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linguistic
linguistical
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link
connect, couple, associate, bind, relate
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