Vocabulary Words - Fifth Grade - L:

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• landfill
  (n.) A piece of land where waste materials are dumped.
  
  
• lard
  (n.) Fat from pork used in cooking.
  
  
• lark
  (n.) A small brown bird that sings.
  
  
• lass
  (n.) A girl.
  
  
• launch
  (v.) To send a vehicle into the sky or into space.
  (v.) To start something new, such as an activity, place, or profession.
  (n.) An occasion when a new product is shown for the first time.
  
  
• laundry
  (n.) Clothes or sheets etc. that need to be washed, or that have already been washed.
  (n.) A business where you can wash clothes or sheets.
  
  
• lawyer
  (n.) A person whose job is to help people with the law.
  
  
• leather
  (n.) Treated animal skin that you use for making shoes, belts, or other items.
  
  
• legend
  (n.) A small table, or key, on a map that explains the symbols on the map.
  (n.) An old story.
  
  
• lifecycle
  (n.) The different stages in the existence of a product, from its design to the time when it is no longer sold.
  
  
• lightning
  (n.) A flash of light in the sky .
  
  
• llama
  (n.) South American animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
  
  
• lobby
  (n.) The main entrance area of a hotel or restaurant.
  
  
• lobster
  (n.) A marine crustacean with stalked eyes and two large pincer claws.
  
  
• lodge
  (v.) provide a place to rest.
  (n.) A building used for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin..
  
  
• lonely
  (adj.) Alone or isolated.
  
  
• long-necked
  (adj.) Having a long neck.
  
  
• loom
  (n.) A frame or machine for weaving threads into cloth.
  
  
• loyal
  (adj.) Faithfulness to a country, cause, or a friend.
  
  

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