Vocab Unit 14
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ALACRITY. N
- a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action Synonyms: promptness, willingness, dispatch, celerity Antonyms: reluctance, unwillingness, hesitancy
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ALLEVIATE. V
- to relieve, make more bearable Synonyms: lessen, lighten, allay, mitigate, assuage
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APPALL. V
- to fill with dismay or horror Synonyms: shock, stun, stupefy, horrify Antonyms: please, cheer, gladden, elate, exhilarate
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BELLICOSE. ADJ
- warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome Synonyms: aggressive, combative, belligerent Anonyms: amicable, peaceable, conciliatory, pacific
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DISPARAGE. V
- to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue Synonyms: degrade, decry, run down, underrate Antonyms: praise, extol, laud, plug
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DISSONANT. ADJ
- not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds Synonyms: grating, strident, unmelodious, irreconcilable Antonyms: harmonious, agreeing, euphonious
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DROLL. ADJ
- amusingly odd Synonyms: comical, humorous, whimsical, zany Antonyms: humorless, solemn, dour
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EDICT. N
- an order issued by someone in authority Synonyms: command, decree, proclamation
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ELUCIDATE. V
- to clarify, explain Synonyms: interpret, expound, explicate Antonyms: obscure, becloud, muddy, obfuscate
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LAUD. V
- to praise Synonyms: hail, extol, glorify, exalt Antonyms: criticize, censure, belittle, disparage
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LOLL. V
- to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop Synonyms: loaf, loiter, sag, dangle
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LOQUACIOUS. ADJ
- talkative, wordy; fond of talking Synonyms: gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long-winded Antonyms: silent, reticent, closemouthed, terse, taciturn
MAGNANIMOUS. ADJ
- generous in forgiving, above small meanness Synonyms: unselfish, charitable, noble, bighearted Antonyms: petty, selfish, unforgiving, spiteful
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MANDATORY. ADJ
- required, obligatory Synonyms: compulsory, requisite, imperative Antonyms: optional, voluntary, discretionary
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NONDESCRIPT. ADJ
- ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified Synonyms: plain, unremarkable, unimpressive Antonyms: distinctive, remarkable, vivid, prepossessing
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PHLEGMATIC. ADJ
- slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional Synonyms: lethargic, indolent, torpid, stolid, impassive
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RESCIND. V
- to repeal, cancel Synonyms: withdraw, revoke, retract, annul, abrogate Antonyms: affirm, endorse, uphold, ratify
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VIVACIOUS. ADJ
- lively, sprightly, full of energy Synonyms: spirited, animated, ebullient Antonyms: dull, spiritless, indolent, languid
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WHET. V
- to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager Synonyms: hone, excite, stimulate Antonyms: dull, blunt, deaden, stifle, dampen
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