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