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labile
liable to change frequently and unpredictably; emotionally unstable
labyrinthine
extremely complicated and full of confusing twists and turns
lachrymose
tearful or given to weeping; mournful
lackadaisical
lacking enthusiasm, effort, or determination; carelessly lazy
lackluster
lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; not impressive
laconic
using very few words; terse to the point of seeming blunt
laggard
one who falls behind or lags noticeably slower than others
lambaste
to criticize or scold harshly
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Questions about “lucre”
Lucre (noun) means money or profit, especially when pursued greedily
Here is lucre used in an example sentence: "They abandoned their principles for the lure of easy lucre."
Common synonyms for lucre include gain, pelf, mammon.
Lucre is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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