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Vocab Unit 14

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  • Alacrity
  • N. A cheerful readiness; brink and eager action
  • Syn. Promptmess
  • Ant. Reluctance
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ALLEVIATE

  • V. To relieve, make more bearable
  • Syn. Lessen
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ANTITHESIS

  • N. The direct opposite. A sharp contrast
  • Syn. Contrary
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APPALL

  • V. To fill with dismay or horror
  • Syn. Shock
  • Ant. Please
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BELLICOSE

  • Adj. warlike in manner or temperament, quarrelsome
  • Syn. Aggressive
  • Ant. Amicable
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DISPARAGE

  • V. to belittle, speak slightly of, to undervalue
  • Syn. Degrade
  • Ant. Praise
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DISSONANT

  • Adj. not in harmony, disagreeing, at odds
  • Syn. Grating
  • Ant. Agreeing
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DROLL

  • Adj. amusingly odd
  • Syn. Comical
  • Ant. Humorless
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EDICT

  • N. An order issued by someone in authority
  • Syn. Command
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ELUCIDATE

  • V. To clarify, explain
  • Syn. Interpret
  • Ant. Obscure
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LAUD

  • V. To praise
  • Syn. Hail
  • Ant. Criticise
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LOLL

  • V. To act in a lazy manner, to lounge, recline, droop
  • Syn. Loaf
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LOQUACIOUS

  • Adj. talkative, wordy, fond of talking
  • Syn. Gossipy
  • Ant. Silent
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MAGNANIMOUS

  • Adj. generous in forgiving, above small meanness
  • Syn. Unselfish
  • Ant. Petty
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MANDATORY

  • Adj. required, obligatory
  • Syn. Compulsory
  • Ant. Optional
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NONDESCRIPT

  • Adj. ordinary, not outstanding, not easily classified
  • Syn. Plain
  • Ant.remarkable
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PHLEGMATIC

  • Adj. slow moving, sluggish, unemotional
  • Syn. Lethargic
  • Ant. Emotional
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RESCIND

  • V. To repeal, cancel
  • Syn. Withdraw
  • Ant. Affirm
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VIVACIOUS

  • Adj. lively, sprightly, full of energy
  • Syn. Spirited
  • Ant. Dull
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WHET

  • V. To sharpen, put an edge on, to make keep or eager
  • Syn. Hone
  • Ant. Blunt
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