Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 14

alacrity

(noun) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

alleviate

(verb) to relieve, make more bearable

antithesis

(noun) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

appall

(verb) to fill with dismay or horror

bellicose

(adjective) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

disparage

(verb) to belitte, speak slightingly of; to undervalue

dissonant

(adjective) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

droll

(adjective) amusingly odd

edict

(noun) an order issued by someone in authority

elucidate

(verb) to clarify, explain

laud

(verb) to praise

loll

(verb) to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop

loquacious

(adjective) talkative, wordy; fond of talking

magnanimous

(adjective) generous in forgiving, above small meanness

mandatory

(adjective) required, obligatory

nondescript

(adjective) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified

phlegmatic

(adjective) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

rescind

(verb) to repeal, cancel

vivacious

(adjective) lively, sprightly, full of energy

whet

(verb) to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager