| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 311 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym | 
| length | noun | I need a length of rope. | piece | 
| noun | He will go to any length to succeed. | extent | |
| lens | noun | The lens in my glasses is broken. | glass | 
| leopard | noun | Leopards are wild fierce animals. | type of cat | 
| less | adj. | We now have less time to spare. | not as much | 
| adv. | She works less now. | not as much | |
| lessen | verb | We'll lessen the work she has to do. | decrease | 
| noun | You must complete today's lesson. | assignment | |
| noun | Let that be a lesson to you. | example | |
| lest | conj. | He tiptoed lest we would hear him. | for fear that | 
| let | verb | She let him continue. | gave permission | 
| verb | Let us finish the job. | express a command | |