gre考试词汇量：2012年新GRE考试词汇词根记忆法总结（3）

loathe v. 憎恨，厌恶(abhor；detest；hate)

［记］来自loath(不愿意的，厌恶的)；分拆联想：l(看作leave)+oath(誓言)+e→发誓离开→憎恨

loquacious adj. 多嘴的，饶舌的(very talkative；fond of talking)

［记］词根记忆：loqu(话语)+acious(多…的)→多话的

lucid adj. 表达清楚的，明白易懂的(well expressed and easy to understand)
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［记］词根记忆：luc(光)+id→很光滑的→表达清楚的

［例］Although just barely adequate as a writer of lucid prose, Jones was an extremely capable editor who worked superbly with other writers in helping them improve the clarity of their writing.

lethargic adj. 昏睡的(of, relating to, or characterized by lethargy)

lewd [lju:d] adj. 好色的(sexually unchaste or licentious)；猥琐的(obscene,vulgar)

［例］Afraid that the lewd nature of the plays being presented would corrupt the morals of their audiences, the Puritans closed the theaters in 1642.

listless adj. 无精打采的(spiritless；languid)

［记］分拆联想：list(名单)+less→榜上无名所以没精打采

loath adj. 不情愿的，勉强的(unwilling)

［例］Far from being unctuous, Pat was always loath to appear acquiescent.

［同］disinclined, averse, hesitant, reluctant