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Vocab Unit 14

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Word
Synonym
alacrity   a cheerful readiness;brisk and eager action  
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alleviate   to relieve, make more bearable  
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antithesis   the direct opposite, a sharp contrast  
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appall   to fill with dismay or horror  
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bellicose   warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome  
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disparage   to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue  
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dissonant   not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds  
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droll   amusingly odd  
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edict   an order issued by someone in authority  
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elucidate   to clarify, explain  
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laud   to praise  
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loll   to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop  
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loquacious   talkative, wordy, fond of talking  
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magnanimous   generous in forgiving, above small meanness  
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mandatory   required, obligatory  
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nondescript   ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified  
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phlegmatic   slow moving, sluggish; unemotional  
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rescind   to repeal, cancel  
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vivacious   lively, sprightly, full of energy  
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whet   to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager  
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