Vocab 14 Flashcards
1
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A cheerful readiness, bleak and eager action
A
Alacrity
2
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To relieve, make more bearable
A
Alleviate
3
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The direct opposite, a sharp contrast
A
Antithesis
4
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To fill with dismay or horror
A
Appall
5
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Warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
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Bellicose
6
Q
To belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
A
Disparage
7
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Not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds
A
Dissonant
8
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Amusingly odd
A
Droll
9
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An order issued by someone in authority
A
Edict
10
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To clarify, explain
A
Elucidate
11
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To praise
A
Laud
12
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To act in a crazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop
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Loll
13
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Talkative, wordy; fond of talking
A
Loquacious
14
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Generous in forgiving, above small meanness
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Magnanimous
15
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Required, obligatory
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Mandatory
