1. by Hatice Oncel TOEFL VOCAB-9

2. v. Fall behind, go slowly He's lagging behind a bit - I think we'd better wait for him to catch us up. lag

3. Adj. careless, negligent He took a gun through baggage control to highlight the lax security lax

4. Adj. mythical, fabled Was King Arthur a real or a legendary character? legendary

5. Adj. proper, authentic, valid He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense legitimate

6. n. free time Most people only have a limited amount of leisure time leisure

7. Adj. slow, listless, lazy I was feeling tired and lethargic lethargic

8. adj. responsible The law holds parents liable if a child does not attend school liable

9. v. remain, stay The smell from the fire still lingered days later linger

10. Adj. clear, plain, understandable She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company's future. lucid

11. adj. profitable, money-making The merger proved to be very lucrative for both companies. lucrative

12. v. soothe, calm, quite n. pause, break The motion of the car almost lulled her to sleep lull

13. adj. bright, shining, glowing luminous clothing luminous

14. attract, tempt Supermarket chains try to lure customers with price discounts. lure

15. Adj. shocking, graphic You can read all the lurid details of the affair in today's paper. lurid

16. v. prowl, sneak, hide Someone was lurking in the shadows lurk

17. n. shine, radiance, brightness the rich lustre of well-polished furniture luster

18. damage, ruin, spoil Sadly, the text is marred by careless errors mar

19. v. blend, combine, mix The two flavours mingle well. mingle

20. haze, fog The mountain villages seem to be permanently shrouded in mist mist

21. n. spirit, confidence A couple of victories would improve the team's morale enormously morale

22. Adj. unclear, cloudy, foggy The river was brown and murky after the storm murky

23. v. expand rapidly, grow quickly The number of computers in schools has mushroomed in recent years. mushroom

24. Adj. puzzling, strange He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder. mysterious

25. adj. legendary, imaginary dragons and other mythical creatures mythical