AC Vocab 14

Alacrity

N a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

Alleviate

V to relieve, make more bearable

Antithesis

N the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

Appall

V to fill with dismay or horror

Bellicose

Adj warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

Disparage

V to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue

Dissonant

Adj not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

Droll

Adj amusingly odd

Edict

N an order issued by someone in authority

Elucidate

V to clarify, explain

Laud

V to praise

Loll

V to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop

Loquacious

Adj talkative, wordy; fond of talking

Magnanimous

Adj generous in forgiving, above small meanness

Mandatory

Adj required, obligatory

Nondescript

Adj ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified

Phlegmatic

Adj slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

Rescind

V to repeal, cancel

Vivacious

Adj lively, sprightly, full of energy

Whet

V to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager