Unit14 Flashcards by SE W

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alacrity

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(n) a cheerful readiness

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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, a 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 on manner or temperament; quarrelsome

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disparage

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(v) to belittle, speak slightingly of

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dissonant

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(adj) not in harmony

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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

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loquacious

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(adj) talkative, wordy

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magnanimous

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(adj) generous in forgiving

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mandatorty

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(adj) required, abligatory

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nondescript

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(adj) ordinary, not outstanding

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phlegmatic

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(adj) slow-moving, sluggish; unemmotional

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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