Unit 14 Vocab by chris d'angelo

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Unit 14 Vocab

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Alacrity (n.)
A cheerful readiness
Synonym: promptness
Antonym: reluctant

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Alleviate (v.)
To relieve
Synonym: lessen

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Antithesis (n.)
The direct opposite
Synonym: contrary

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Appall (v.)
To fill with dismay
Synonym: shock
Antonym: please

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Bellicose (adj.)
Warlike in manner
Synonym: aggressive
Antonym: amicable

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Disparage (v.)
To belittle
Synonym: degrade
Antonym: praise

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Dissonant (adj.)
Not in harmony
Synonym: grating
Antonym: harmonious

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Droll (adj.)
Amusingly loud
Synonym: comical
Antonym: humorless

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Edict (n.)
An order issued by someone in authority
Synonym: command

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Elucidate (v.)
To clarify
Synonym: interpret
Antonym: obscure

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Laud (v.)
To praise
Synonym: hail
Antonym: criticize

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Loll (v.)
To act in a lazy matter
Synonym: loaf

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Loquacious (adj.)
Talkative
Synonym: gossipy
Antonym: silent

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Magnanimous (adj.)
Generous
Synonym: unselfish
Antonym: petty

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Mandatory (adj.)
Required
Synonym: compulsory
Antonym: optional

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Nondescript (adj.)
Ordinary
Synonym: plain
Antonym: remarkable

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Phlegmatic (n.)
Slow moving
Synonym torpid
Antonym fast

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Racnid (n.)
Cancel
Synonym stop
Antonym affrim

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The Vivacious (n)
Lively
Synonym sprinted
Antonym dull

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Whet
To sharpen
Synonym sharpen
Antonym dull

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