frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

lacerate v. gash, cut, slash, tear, rip, claw, mangle; wound, rend,
hurt: My feet were lacerated by the sharp stones. She suffered
a lacerating attack from him for forgetting to pass on the
message.
lack n. 1 want, deficiency, dearth, absence, scarcity, shortage,
need, insufficiency, paucity, deficit, inadequacy: We suffered
from a severe lack of water. The orchestra is experiencing a
serious lack of talent at the moment.
--v. 2 want, need, require, be deficient in, be or fall short
of, be without: He lacks the votes needed to win. Simon lacks
the ability to paint any better.
lackadaisical
adj. 1 lethargic, languorous, languid, listless, lazy,
sluggish, spiritless, idle, indolent, inactive, slothful,
fain‚ant: She's much too lackadaisical to go out and get a job.
2 unenthusiastic, dull, apathetic, insouciant, uncaring,
unconcerned, indifferent, blas‚, cold, cool, lukewarm, tepid,
unexcited, phlegmatic, unemotional, unexcitable, uninterested,
unimpressed, uninspired, unmoved, pococurante: How can you
explain the government's lackadaisical attitude towards the
greenhouse effect?
lacklustre
adj. drab, dull, lustreless, flat, dingy, colourless, dismal,
dreary, unexciting, boring, prosaic, tiresome, tedious,
wearisome, uninteresting, two-dimensional, insipid, vapid,
bland, unimaginative, thick, slow, dense, Colloq wishy-washy,
blah: He gave a very lacklustre performance as Shylock. She has
been leading a lacklustre life since John left.
lad n. boy, young man, fellow, schoolboy, youth, juvenile,
youngster, hobbledehoy, stripling, (street) urchin, (street)
Arab, gamin, Colloq guy, (little) shaver, kid, US sprout: Round
up a few of the lads for a game of football.
ladylike adj. well-bred, well-born, aristocratic, noble; refined,
respectable, cultured, polished, elegant, mannerly, gracious,
genteel, courteous, polite, courtly, dignified, proper, correct,
decorous: I cannot believe that Mrs Gibson did not behave in a