Meaning
Usage

a cut, tear

Example: Because he fell off his bike into a rosebush, the paperboy’s skin was covered with lacerations.

sluggish from fatigue or weakness

Example: In the summer months, the great heat makes people languid and lazy.)

the generous giving of lavish gifts

Example: My boss demonstrated great largess by giving me a new car.

expressing admiration or praise

Example: Such laudatory comments are unusual from someone who is usually so reserved in his opinions.

deception, slight-of-hand

Example: Smuggling the French plants through customs by claiming that they were fake was a remarkable bit of legerdemain.

in a state of sluggishness or apathy

Example: When Jean Claude explained to his boss that he was lethargic and didn’t feel like working that day, the boss fired him.)

advocating principles of liberty and free will

Example: The dissatisfied subjects overthrew the monarch and replaced him with a libertarian ruler who respected their democratic principles.

clear, transparent

Example: Mr. Johnson’s limpid writing style greatly pleased readers who disliked complicated novels.)

graceful, flexible, supple 

Example: Although the dancers were all outstanding, Jae Sun’s control of her lithe body was particularly impressive.

"Lucid" - (adjective) 

clear, easily understandable

Example: Because Guenevere’s essay was so lucid, I only had to read it once to understand her reasoning.

ghastly, sensational

Example: Gideon’s story, in which he described a character torturing his sister’s dolls, was judged too lurid to be printed in the school’s literary magazine.

terse in speech or writing

Example: The author’s laconic style has won him many followers who dislike wordiness.

obtaining another’s property by theft or trickery

Example: When my car was not where I had left it, I realized that I was a victim of larceny.

hidden, but capable of being exposed

Example: Sigmund’s dream represented his latent paranoid obsession with other people’s shoes.)

demonstrating tolerance or gentleness

Example: Because Professor Oglethorpe allowed his students to choose their final grades, the other teachers believed that he was excessively lenient.

displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints

Example: Marilee has always been fascinated by the licentious private lives of politicians.

something that holds separate parts together

Example: The linchpin in the prosecution’s case was the hair from the defendant’s head, which was found at the scene of the crime.

someone engaged in a lawsuit

Example: When the litigants began screaming at each other, Judge Koch ordered them to be silent.

brightly shining

Example: The light of the luminous moon graced the shoulders of the beautiful maiden.