vocab 14 Flashcards by Stella LaMorte

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alacrity

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a cheerful readiness, brisk and eager action

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alleviate

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to relieve, make more bearable

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antithesis

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the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

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appall

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to fill with dismay or horror

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bellicose

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warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome

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disparage

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to belittle, speak slightingly of, to undervalue

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dissonant

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not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

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droll

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amusingly odd

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edict

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an order issued by someone in authority

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elucidate

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to clarify, explain

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laud

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to praise

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loll

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to act in a lazy manner; to lounge

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loquacious

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talkative, wordy

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magnanimous

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generous in forgiving, above small meanness

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mandatory

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required, obligatory

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nondescript

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ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified

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phlegmatic

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slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

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rescind

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to repeal, cancel

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vivacious

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lively, sprightly, full of energy

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whet

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to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager