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latitude n 言行自由;纬度;纬度 词根记忆：lati+tude纬度 Even though in todays Soviet Union the leaders of the Muslim clergy have been accorded power and privileges, the Muslim laity and the rank-and-file clergy still have little latitude to practice their religion. lave vt. 为沐浴，洗;慢慢冲刷 词根记忆：lav+e洗浴 lavish adj. 浪费的;丰富的 The commission of inquiry censured the senator for his lavish expenditure of public funds, which they found to be unjustifiable. legislate vt. 立法 词根记忆：legisl+ate制定法律 legitimate adj. 合法的;正当的 词根记忆：legitim+ate合法的 lenient adj. 宽大的;仁慈的 Paradoxically, Helen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved a lenient mistress to her cats. lethal adj. 致命的 词根记忆：leth+al致命的 Natural selection tends to eliminate genes that cause inherited diseases, acting most strongly against the most severe diseases; consequently, hereditary diseases that are lethal would be expected to be very rare, but, surprisingly, they are not. mortiferous, pestilent | 
