Unit 14 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Alacrity

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N. A cheerful readiness, brisk and eager action

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Alleviate

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V. To relieve, make more bearable

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Antithesis

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N. The direct opposite, sharp contrast

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Appall

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V. To fill with dismay or horror

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Bellicose

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Adj. warlike in manner or temperament, quarrelsome

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Disparage

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V. To belittle, speak slightingly of, to undervalue

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Dissonant

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Adj. not in harmony, disagreeing, at odds

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Droll

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Adj. amusingly odd

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Edict

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N. An order issued by someone in authority

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Elucidate

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V. To clarify, explain

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Laud

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V. To praise

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Loll

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V. To act in a lazy manner, to lounge, to recline, droop

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Loquacious

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Adj. talkative, wordy, fond of talking

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Magnanimous

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Adj. generous in forgiving, above small meanness

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Mandatory

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Adj. required, obligatory

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Nondescript

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Adj. ordinary, not outstanding, not easily classified

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Phlegmatic

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Adj. slow moving, sluggish, unemotional

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Rescind

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V. To repeal, cancel

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Vivacious

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Adj. lively, sprightly, full of energy

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Whet

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V. To sharpen, put an edge on, to make keen or eager