新版GRE缺失词汇(2)

　　latitude n. 言行自由;纬度

　　词根记忆：lati+tude纬度

　　Even though in todays Soviet Union the leaders of the Muslim clergy have been accorded power and privileges, the Muslim laity and the rank-and-file clergy still have little latitude to practice their religion.

　　lave vt. 为沐浴，洗;慢慢冲刷

　　词根记忆：lav+e洗浴

　　lavish adj. 浪费的;丰富的

　　The commission of inquiry censured the senator for his lavish expenditure of public funds, which they found to be unjustifiable.

　　legislate vt. 立法

　　词根记忆：legisl+ate制定法律

　　legitimate adj. 合法的;正当的

　　词根记忆：legitim+ate合法的

　　lenient adj. 宽大的;仁慈的

　　Paradoxically, Helen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved a lenient mistress to her cats.

　　lethal adj. 致命的

　　词根记忆：leth+al致命的

　　Natural selection tends to eliminate genes that cause inherited diseases, acting most strongly against the most severe diseases; consequently, hereditary diseases that are lethal would be expected to be very rare, but, surprisingly, they are not.

　　mortiferous, pestilent