Vocabulary Words - Fourth Grade - L:

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• lab
  (n.) Abbreviation for laboratory; a room or building where people do scientific tests .
  
  
• label
  (n.) A description used for identification.
  (v.) Act of identifying something.
  
  
• labor
  (n.) Work.
  
  
• lack
  (n.) When there is not enough.
  (v.) To be without.
  
  
• lame
  (adj.) Unable to walk easily because your leg or foot is hurt.
  
  
• landlord
  (n.) An owner of property who rents it to others.
  
  
• laser
  (n.) device that produces an intense beam of light.
  
  
• lately
  (adv.) Not long ago, recently.
  
  
• layer
  (n.) A single thickness of material.
  (v.) Arranging one thickness over another.
  
  
• lazy
  (adj.) Avoiding activity or exertion.
  
  
• least
  (adj.) Lowest in importance or position.
  
  
• leftovers
  (n.) Food that has not been eaten by the end of a meal.
  
  
• lens
  (n.) A piece of curved transparent material that forms an image as light passes through it.
  
  
• liberty
  (n.) Freedom.
  
  
• librarian
  (n.) A person who is in charge of the books in a library.
  
  
• library
  (n.) A place where you can borrow books, newspapers, magazines, or films.
  
  
• lifetime
  (n.) The length of a person's life.
  
  
• limb
  (n.) A jointed appendage used for moving or grasping.
  (n.) Tree branch.
  
  
• link
  (n.) A piece that connects or joins.
  
  
• lion
  (n.) A large wild cat with long thick hair around its neck.
  
  
• lipstick
  (n.) A paste used to color lips.
  
  
• liquid
  (n.) A fluid substance having no fixed shape.
  
  
• lizard
  (n.) A scaly reptile.
  
  
• local
  (adj.) Relating to a particular place or area.
  
  
• longitude
  (n.) The distance east or west of the prime meridian.
  
  

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