| labyrinthine | to entangle the state of affairs |
| lachrymose | causing tears tearful |
| lackluster | (of eyes) dull |
| lament | show feel great sorrow |
| lassitude | weariness tiredness |
| latent | present but not yet active developed or visible |
| laudatory | expressing or giving praise |
| lavish | giving or producing freely liberally or generously |
| legacy | something handed down from ancestors |
| levee | formal reception/embankment |
| levity | lack of seriousness |
| libel | statement that damages reputation |
| liberality | free giving generosity |
| libertine | immoral person |
| lien | legal claim until a debt on it is repaid |
| limn | paint portray |
| limp | lacking strength walking unevenly |
| lionize | treat as a famous person |
| lithe | bending twisting |
| loll | rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue) |
| lope | move along with long strides |
| loquacious | talkative garrulous |
| lucubrate | write in scholarly fashion |
| luculent | easily understood lucid clear |
| lugubrious | mournful excessively sad |
| lull | become quiet or less active |
| lumber | move in a clumsy/noisy way |
| luminary | star light-giving body |
| lurk | be out of view ready to attack |
| lustrous | being bright polished |
