(n.) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

(v.) to relieve, make more bearable

(n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

(v.) to fill with dismay or horror

(adj.) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

(v.) to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue

adj.) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

(adj.) amusingly odd

(n.) an order issued by someone in authority

(v.) to clarify, explain

(v.) to praise

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

(adj.) talkative, wordy; fond of talking

(adj.) generous in forgiving, above small meanness

(adj.) required, obligatory

(adj.) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified

(adj.) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

(v.) to repeal, cancel

(adj.) lively, sprightly, full of energy

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