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L Vocabulary Words Quiz #2

Guess these vocabulary words that start with the letter L.
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First submittedOctober 12, 2012
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Definition
Word
Hawaiian feast
Luau
The words to a song
Lyrics
Deadly sin of sexual desire
Lust
Cloth-making machine
Loom
Another name for tetanus
Lockjaw
Type of food such as peas or beans
Legume
Sugar, found in milk, that some
people can't tolerate
Lactose
Embankment to prevent flooding
Levee
Espresso and steamed milk
Latte
Rendered pig fat
Lard
11th Greek letter
Lambda
Definition
Word
Fabric made from flax
Linen
Division of Roman soldiers
Legion
Molten rock on the Earth's surface
Lava
Olympic racing sled
Luge
Person who has leprosy
Leper
Book of accounting credits and debits
Ledger
Place in the afterlife for unbaptized infants
Limbo
Brined salmon
Lox
To whip; especially as a punishment
Lash
Opposite of windward
Leeward
To read internet discussions without
actively participating
Lurk
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Level 74
Feb 12, 2013
Fun!
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Level 74
Sep 23, 2013
Unbaptised infants get punished in the afterlife?! That doesn't sound very fair to me...
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Level 68
Nov 30, 2013
Exactly, and some crackpots out there believe in it . . .
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Level 28
Dec 7, 2013
This is about 'original sin', the theory being we are all born sinful. Limbo is for those who have to wait for the day of judgement.
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Level 77
Jan 8, 2014
Stupid Eve...
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Level 66
May 19, 2019
seriously buck? !!
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Level 55
Mar 29, 2015
Limbo is not an official Christine doctrine. It was made up by some probably good-intentioned pious Christians, but ones who, in my opinion, lacked a great deal of knowledge about the mercy of God, and how His mercy much greater than His justice.
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Level 56
Sep 10, 2015
Here, here! Much of the pop culture of the afterlife was popularized by Dante in his afterlife trilogy. There are a handful of possible mentions of Hell in the Bible, and they're not very descriptive. Theologians living at the time of Dante Alighieri loved Inferno because it made Hell so much scarier. And I don't think there are any Limbo mentions at all in the Bible. And didn't the Catholic church abandon it in Vatican II?
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Level 82
Sep 10, 2015
It's all made up.
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Level 55
Sep 11, 2015
@PrinceEric: Since the Catholic Church never preached Limbo as a matter of doctrine, much less dogma (it was more of a lay superstition/devotional thing, if you will), it was never officially a part of Catholic beliefs, and therefore couldn't really be "abandoned" after Vatican II. However, you're right in that they did at that time actively try to dissuade people from promoting the belief any further, taking an official stance against the affirmation of such a concept (see CCC 1261). So, it was nipped in the bud (mostly).
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Level 78
Sep 11, 2015
Who is Christine and what is her official doctrine?
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Level 34
Jun 16, 2018
...a jolly bunch them there catholics...what with their inquisition and all...just fun,fun,fun...until you die...when it gets worse...
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Level 70
Jan 13, 2019
Limbo is not official Catholic doctrine
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Level 43
Feb 21, 2014
can you accept delicious for smoked salmon? tried it with a silent L also, still didn't work.
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Level 37
Apr 27, 2014
I think I tried every conceivable spelling without an 'x'... locs, loks, locks... a little leeway, QM?
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Level 85
Aug 14, 2016
ha me too
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Level 72
Apr 10, 2018
@Nytebreid: No leeway, but leeward would have worked. :)
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Level 39
Sep 10, 2015
Tried to respond to a comment directly below but couldn't get it to work. The Catholic Church abandoned "Limbo" for unbaptized infants about two - three years ago.
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Level 55
Sep 11, 2015
It was a bit longer ago than that. :) And it was never an actual teaching, just a belief among a good many followers.
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Level 50
Mar 21, 2017
How do they abandon something like this given their belief system? So at one point in time they were under the belief they went to limbo; then at a later time, they decided they didnt like that idea so it suddenly didnt happen anymore? Is this mystical (and never before seen) place called limbo directly controlled by the humans that made this decision? Under their belief system isnt this type of thing their gods will? Or is it all simply made up to control people...
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Level 58
May 20, 2019
I think you know the answer to that question, it's a shame more people don't :-)
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Level 59
Sep 10, 2015
I always knew that watching REVENGE OF THE NERDS would eventually pay off! Because of that movie, I was able to get LAMBDA. Now take that 80's haters!
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Level 55
Sep 11, 2015
Unfortunately, I got it because I walked past too many frat/sorority houses on the way to class in college.
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Level 91
Jun 10, 2018
17/22 difficult
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Level 70
May 19, 2019
"Lox" isn't smoked, it's brined. Two different products. Otherwise great quiz.
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Level ∞
May 19, 2019
Fixed, thanks!
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Level 76
Mar 3, 2020
I couldn't think of Luau, I tried things like "Lulau" and "Laulu"
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Level 76
Aug 10, 2021
Over a year later and I wonder what I was thinking...
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Level 85
Jan 11, 2022
I was so hoping to see: "Al Gore's favorite proposal"...

LOCKBOX

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Level 67
Feb 16, 2023
Got ledger because of my accounting homework
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Level 74
Mar 29, 2023
Could you add lax as a European spelling for cured salmon?
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Level 75
Dec 17, 2023
That would be too slack.
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Level 67
Apr 21, 2023
Just missed luge and lox