lego, -ere, lēgi, lectum, v. a., read.
lēnio, -īre, -īvi or -ii, -ītum, v. a., soften.
lens, -tis, f., lentil.
leo, -ōnis, m., lion.
lepidus, -a, -um, adj., graceful, charming.
lētum, -i, n., death.
levis, -e, adj., light.
lex, lēgis, f., law, condition.
lībārius, -ii, m., pastry-cook.
libellus, -i, m. dim., little book.
libenter, adv., gladly, willingly.
līber, -era, -orum, adj., free; in plur. līberi, as subst., children.
liber, -ri, m., book.
līberālis, -e, adj., liberal, open-handed.
lībertas, -ātis, f., freedom.
libet, libuit, v. impers., with dat., it pleases.
licentia, -ae, f., licence.
licet, licuit, v. impers., with dat., it is allowed to.
lictor, -ōris, m., lictor, servant of magistrate.
lignum, -i, n., wood, log.
ligo, -ōnis, m., mattock.
līnea, -ae, f., line.
lingua, -ae, f., tongue.
lippus, -a, -um, adj., blear-eyed.
lītera (littera), -ae, f., letter of alphabet; plur., epistle, letter.
lītus, -oris, n., shore.
locārius, -ii, m., hirer of seats (at shows, &c.).
loco, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., let, let on contract.
locus, -i, m., place.
longē, adv. longus, by far.
longus, -a, -um, adj., long; nāvis l., man-of-war.
loquācitas, -ātis, f., talkativeness, chattering.
loquax, -ācis, adj., talkative, eloquent.
loquor, -i, locūtus sum, v. n. and a., speak, tell.
lucerna, -ae, f., lamp.
lucror, -āri, -ātus sum, v. dep. a., gain.
lucrum, -i, n., gain, profit.
luctus, -ūs, m., grief.
lūcubrātōrius, -a, -um, adj., of study.
lūdus, -i, m., school, game.
lūgubris, -e, adj., mournful.
lūmen, -inis, n., light, glory.
lūsio, -ōnis, f., play.
lūsito, -āre, v. freq. n., play frequently.
lūsus, -ūs, m., play.
lutōsus, -a, -um, adj., muddy.
lux, lūcis, f., light (used as term of endearment).
lychna, -ae, f., lamp.
macellum, -i, n., provision-market.
mācero, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., weaken, make thin.
māchina, -ae, f., machine, engine.
macresco, -ere, -erui, no sup., v. n., grow thin.
macto, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., sacrifice.
magicus, -a, -um, adj., magic.
magis, adv., more.
magister, -ri, m., master.
magistrātus, -ūs, m., magistrate, magistracy.
magnificus, -a, -um, adj., magnificent.
magnus, -a, -ml, adj., great.
māior, -us, comp. magnus; māiores, as subst., ancestors.
mālo, malle, mālui, no sup., v. a., prefer.
malus, -a, -um, adj., bad.
