Unit 14 Flashcards
1
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to relieve, make more bearable
A
Alleviate
2
Q
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
A
Antithesis
3
Q
to fill with dismay or horror
A
Appall
4
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warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
A
Bellicose
5
Q
to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
A
Disparage
6
Q
not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds
A
Dissonant
7
Q
amusingly odd
A
Droll
8
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an order issued by someone in authority
A
Edict
9
Q
to clarify, explain
A
Elucidate
10
Q
to praise
A
Laud
11
Q
to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop
A
Loll
12
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talkative, wordy; fond of talking
A
Loquacious
13
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generous in forgiving, above small meanness
A
Magnanimous
14
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required, obligatory
A
Mandatory
15
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ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified
A
Nondescript
16
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slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional
A
Phlegmatic
