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levant

levant Pronunciation: ⁄ lɪˈvant ⁄ verb [no object]   archaic ·               run away, typically leaving unpaid debts: the clerk had levanted before his employer returned from America

luscious

luscious Pronunciation: ⁄ ˈlʌʃəs ⁄ adjective ·               (of food or drink) having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste: a luscious and fragrant dessert wine ·      appealing strongly to the senses; pleasingly rich: the luscious brush strokes and warm colours of these late masterpieces ·      (of a woman) very sexually attractive: he ll fall for a luscious Spanish girl who can match him in passion

lackadaisical

lackadaisical Pronunciation: ⁄ ˌlakəˈdeɪzɪk(ə)l ⁄ adjective ·               lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy:               a lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half

listless

listless Pronunciation: ⁄ ˈlɪs(t)lɪs ⁄ adjective ·               (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm: bouts of listless depression

lissom

lissom Pronunciation: ⁄ ˈlɪs(ə)m ⁄ adjective ·               (of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful: the kind of outfit that should be left to lissom teenagers