#14 Definitions Flashcards
a cheerful readiness; b risk and eager action
alacrity
to relieve, make more bearable
alleviate
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
antithesis
to fill with dismay or horror
appall
warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
bellicose
to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
disparage
not in harmony, disagreeing, at odds
dissonant
amusing.y odd
droll
an order issued by someone in authority
edict
to clarify, explain
elucidate
to praise
laud
to act in a lazy manner, to lounge; to recline, droop
loll
talkative, wordy, fond of talking
loquacious
generous in forgiving, above small meanness
magnanimous
required, obligatorily
mandatory
ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified
nondescript
slow-moving; sluggish, unemotional
phlegmatic
to repeal, cancel
rescind
lively, sprightly, full of energy
vivacious
to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager
whet