laconic a :brief/terse/concise
laissez-faire :theory of government intervening minimally
laminar a :composed/arranged in plates/scales/layers
lassitude n :weariness/weakness; llistlessness
la beauté du diable :beauty of the devil
le'se-majesté n :crime (treason) committed against a sovereign power; affront to dignity
L'etat c'est moi :"The state is me" (King Louis XIV France)
leviticus n :3rd book of Jewish & Christian Scripture
lexicon n:wordbook/dictionary; list relating to one subject
lexicology n : branch of linguistics concerned w/application of words
libertine n :one lacking in moral or sexual restraint; licentious; dissolute
lingua franca n : compound language; hybird
lithic a :consisting/pertaining of stone; in bladder or archaeology
loofah n :gourd fruit; sponge skeleton of loofah
lucre n :money; monetary profit