English 9 Unit 14 Vocabulary

Question 1

alacrity

Answer 1

(n) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

Question 2

alleviate

Answer 2

(v) to relieve, make more bearable

Question 3

antithesis

Answer 3

(n) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

Question 4

appall

Answer 4

(v) to fill with dismay or horror

Question 5

bellicose

Answer 5

(adj) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

Question 6

disparage

Answer 6

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

Question 7

dissonant

Answer 7

(adj) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

Question 8

droll

Answer 8

(adj) amusingly odd

Question 9

edict

Answer 9

(n) an order issued by someone in authority

Question 10

elucidate

Answer 10

(v) to clarify, explain

Question 11

laud

Answer 11

(v) to praise

Question 12

loll

Answer 12

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

Question 13

loquacious

Answer 13

(adj) talkative, wordy; fond of talking

Question 14

magnanimous

Answer 14

(adj) generous in forgiving, above small meanness

Question 15

mandatory

Answer 15

(adj) required, obligatory

Question 16

nondescript

Answer 16

(adj) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified

Question 17

phlegmatic

Answer 17

(adj) slow-moving, sluggish, unemotional

Question 18

rescind

Answer 18

(v) to repeal, cancel

Question 19

vivacious

Answer 19

(adj) lively, sprightly, full of energy

Question 20

whet

Answer 20

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