Level E - Unit 14

alacrity

a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

antithesis

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