ISEE Lower Level Vocabulary > Group 14
Legislation
Noun: laws, considered collectively
Leisure
Noun: free time
Liberate
Verb: set someone free
Lifestyle
Noun: the way in which a person or group lives
Likeness
Noun: the fact or quality of being alike
Linger
Verb: stay in a place longer than necessary
Literal
Adjective: interpreting words for exactly what they mean
Livelihood
Noun: a means of securing the necessities of life
Loathe
Verb: feel intense dislike or disgust for
Lobby
Verb: to seek influence on an issue
Local
Adjective: belonging to a particular area or neighborhood; Noun: local person
Loom
Verb: (of an event, esp. threatening) seem about to happen
Lore
Noun: a body of tradition held by a particular group, typically passed down
Majority
Noun: the greater number
Magnificent
Adjective: impressively beautiful or magnificent; excellent
Magnify
Verb: make something appear larger than it is
Makeshift
Adjective: serving as a temporary substitute
Manipulate
Verb: to handle or control; control or influence cleverly or unfairly
Manual
Adjective: done with the hands
Manufacture
Verb: to invent or fabricate; make something on a large scale
Marvel
Verb: be filled with wonder; Noun: a wonderful or astonishing thing
Masculine
Adjective: having qualities attributed to men
Massive
Adjective: large and heavy or solid; exceptionally large
Maternal
Adjective: relating to a mother
Maximum
Adjective: as high as possible; Noun: the greatest amount possible
Meager
Adjective: lacking in quantity or quality
Meander
Verb: follow a winding course
Medium
Noun: a means of doing something; Adjective: halfway between two extremes
Medley
Noun: a varied mixture of people and things; Adjective: mixed
Mere
Adjective: being nothing more than what is stated; small