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