Vocabulary Cards C2
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C2 adjective
licentious
放蕩
Meaning
Lacking moral restraint; disregarding accepted rules of conduct.
Example
The novel was criticized for its licentious themes.
C2 adjective
licit
合法
Meaning
Permitted by law or by rules; legal.
Example
The trade of certain goods is licit under international law.
C2 noun
liege
領主
Meaning
A feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service; a loyal subject.
Example
The knight pledged loyalty to his liege.
C2 noun
lien
留置権
Meaning
A legal right to keep possession of property until a debt is paid.
Example
The bank placed a lien on the house until the mortgage was cleared.
C2 noun
lier
嘘つき
Meaning
a person who tells lies; an alternative spelling of liar
Example
No one trusted him because he was known as a habitual lier.
C2 noun
ligature
括弧
Meaning
A thing used for tying or binding tightly; in music/printing, two or more notes or letters joined together.
Example
The doctor used a ligature to stop the bleeding.
C2 adjective
ligneous
木質の
Meaning
having the texture or appearance of wood; woody
Example
The ligneous stem supported the heavy flowers.
C2 noun
LignoSat
木製衛星
Meaning
A wooden satellite that demonstrates the use of wood in space technology.
Example
LignoSat demonstrates the use of wood in space.
C2 adjective
lilliputian
非常に小さい
Meaning
Extremely small or tiny; trivial or petty.
Example
The model village was filled with lilliputian houses.
C2 adjective
limber
柔軟で敏捷
Meaning
Flexible and agile in body or movement.
Example
Dancers need to stay limber to perform well.
C2 noun
limerick
ユーモラスな五行詩
Meaning
a humorous five-line poem with a specific rhythm and rhyme scheme (AABBA).
Example
She recited a funny limerick at the party.
C2 verb
limn
描写する / 表現する
Meaning
to depict or describe something vividly in words or art.
Example
The author limned the beauty of the countryside.
C2 adjective
limpid
澄んだ
Meaning
Clear and transparent, easily understood.
Example
The limpid water of the lake reflected the sky perfectly.
C2 noun
lineament
特徴
Meaning
A distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face.
Example
Her delicate lineaments revealed her noble birth.
C2 noun (plural)
lineaments
顔の特徴
Meaning
The features or distinctive characteristics of the face or body.
Example
The lineaments of his face were sharp and stern.
C2 noun
lingo
専門用語
Meaning
Specialized or informal language used by a particular group that is often difficult for outsiders to understand.
Example
The manual was written in technical lingo that confused the new employees.
C2 noun
lingua
言語
Meaning
A language, especially one used for communication among people.
Example
English has become a global lingua for business and science.
C2 adjective
lingual
舌に関連する
Meaning
Relating to the tongue or speech.
Example
The dentist examined the patient's lingual surface of the teeth.
C2 noun
liniment
リニメント / ローション
Meaning
A liquid or lotion applied to the skin to relieve pain or stiffness.
Example
He rubbed liniment on his sore muscles after the workout.
C2 noun
linoleum
リノリウム
Meaning
a durable, washable floor covering made from solidified linseed oil, wood flour, or cork dust on a canvas backing
Example
They decided to cover the kitchen floor with linoleum.
C2 noun
lint
繊維くず
Meaning
small soft fibers that come off cloth, often found in dryers or on clothes
Example
There was lint all over his black shirt after the wash.
C2 verb
lionize
賛美する
Meaning
to treat someone as a celebrity or give a lot of public attention
Example
The press began to lionize the young scientist after his discovery.
C2 noun
lipogenesis
脂肪合成
Meaning
The metabolic process of fat synthesis where excess carbohydrates are converted into fatty acids and stored as triglycerides.
Example
Excess carbohydrate intake promotes lipogenesis and fat storage.
C2 noun
liquefacient
液体化剤
Meaning
a substance that causes something to become liquid
Example
The chemist explained how the liquefacient worked in the experiment.