Unit 14: Vocab

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alacrity

a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

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alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

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antithesis

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

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appall

to fill with dismay or horror

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bellicose

warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

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disparage

to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue

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dissonant

not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

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droll

amusingly odd

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edict

an order issued by someone in authority

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elucidate

to clarify, explain

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laud

to praise

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loll

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

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loquacious

talkative, wordy; fond of talking

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magnanimous

generous in forgiving, above small meanness

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mandatory

required, obligatory

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nondescript

ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified

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phlegmatic

slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

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rescind

to repeal, cancel

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vivacious

lively, sprightly, full of energy

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whet

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

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