Leathery (adjective)
resembling or having the appearance of animal skins dressed for use
such as for wallets,
clothes, shoes, etc.
The wings of pterosaurs, which were somewhat similar to the wings of
bats, were made
of thin, leathery skin stretched across slender bones.
Legendary (adjective)
famous, remarkable
Professor Jones’s History exams are legendary for failing students.
Legislature (noun)
governmental body in a country which passes laws
The Vermont Supreme Court ordered its state legislature to come up with
a system
providing same-sex couples with traditional marriage benefits and
protections.
Legume (noun)
the fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food
Vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, unrefined cereals, olive oil, cheese
and yogurt are
eaten most days, as is fish.
Lexicographer (noun)
one who compiles dictionaries
Here’s a definition for the lexicographers — A region consisting of one
or more historic
central cities surrounded by cities and towns which have a shared
identification, function
as a single zone for trade, commerce and communication, and are
characterized by
social, economic and environmental interdependence.
Liaison (noun)
a sexual relationship prohibited by law
He had one daughter, Isabel, from his liaison with Ana de
Villafranca.
Libration (noun)
an oscillation– a single swing as of an oscillating body–from one
extreme limit to the other
In the apparent aspect of a secondary body as a planet or a satellite
as seen from the
primary object around which it revolves libration in longitude enables
observers on
Earth to see one edge or the other of the far side of the moon.
Lightning (noun)
flash of bright light produced by an electrical discharge between
clouds or between clouds
and the ground
Currently the policy in parks such as Yellowstone is to allow natural
fires started by
lightning to continue.
Likelihood (noun)
very probable; strong or distinct possibility
Tucker and Crook used the Pennsylvania State University/NCAR mesoscale
model to
simulate convection (showers and thunderstorms) and to test how
different modes of mountain convection affect the likelihood of mesoscale convective
systems formation
downstream.
Limbo (adjective)
a place or state of neglect or oblivion; an intermediate or
transitional place or state; a
state
of uncertainty
Finding a community of people who understand what you're going through
is an
essential component of getting through what Case calls limbo land.
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