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Unit 14 Vocab

WordDefinitionSynonymsAntonymsSentence1Sentence2
alacrity (n.) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action promptness, willingness, dispatch, celerity reluctance, unwillingness, hesitancy Neighbors responded with _________ to the woman's cries for help. Students who studied copiously approached the vocabulary test with ______________.
alleviate (v.) to relieve, make more bearable lessen, lighten, allay, mitigate, assuage The doctors and nurses did everything they could to ___________ the patient's severe pain. I took Advil to _______________ my headache.
antithesis (n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast contrary, antipode Discriminatory practices may be said to constitute the very _________ of our nation's democratic ideals. The Joker is Batman's _______________.
appall (v.) to fill with dismay or horror shock, stun, stupefy, horrify please, cheer, gladden, elate, exhilarate The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 ________ the nation and the world. I am _____________ by people who litter.
bellicose (adj.) to fill with dismay or horror aggressive, combative, belligerent amicable, peaceable, conciliatory, pacific Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy was often driven by a rather _________ brand of patriotism. ____________ people can also be described as belligerent.
disparage (v.) to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue degrade, decry, run down, underrate praise, extol, laud, plug Don't you think voters are getting awfully tired of listening to politicians _____________ their opponents' voting records? The ____________ comments from my parents caused me not to try out for the talent show.
dissonant (adj) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds grating, strident, unmelodious, irreconcilable harmonious, agreeing, euphonious The clamor of _____________ voices could be heard clearly through the closed doors of the meeting room. If Mr. Lettiere and Mrs. Lettiere were to sing together, they would produce a very ____________ sound.
droll (adj.) amusingly odd comical, humorous, whimsical, zany humorless, solemn, dour The hero or heroine of a popular sitcom may be surrounded by a cast of ___________ eccentrics. The ________ antics of the Osbournes keep America tuned in to their show.
edict (n.) an order issued by someone in authority command, decree, proclamation Only in fairy tales can human unhappiness and misery be banished forever by royal _____________. Mrs. Platt issued an ________ that all students must go to bet at 8:30 p.m. in order to be ready for school in the morning.
elucidate (v.) to clarify, explain interpret, expound, explicate obscure, becloud, muddy, obfuscate The precise meaning of a passage in the Bible is sometimes hard to _______________. The students asked the teacher to _______________ Julius Caeser.
laud (v.) to praise hail, extol, glorify, exalt criticize, censure, belittle, disparage At the assembly the principal ___________ both students and teachers for the schoolwide improvement in reading scores. You will be ______________ for helping the elderly woman cross the street.
loll (v.) to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop loaf, loiter, sag, dangle There is nothing I would rather do on a hot, humid summer afternoon than ____________ in a hammock under a tree. During the summer all I like to do is _________ about.
loquacious (adj.) talkative, wordy; fond of talking gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long-winded silent, reticent, closemouthed, terse, taciturn My dinner companion was so _____________ that our conversation quickly turned into a monologue. ________________ people can be hard to converse with.
magnanimous (adj.) generous in forgiving, above small meanness unselfish, charitable, noble, bighearted petty selfish, unforgiving, spiteful The general's victory was so decisive, that he could afford to be ________________ toward his former enemies. Even though George often treated Lennie disparagingly, Lennie was always _____________ toward George.
mandatory (adj.) required, obligatory compulsory, requisite, imperative optional, voluntary, discretionary A union contract may stipulate that members are to receive a ____________ annual cost-of-living increase. It is _____________ that you pass sophomore English in order to graduate.
nondescript (adj.) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified plain, unremarkable, unimpressive distinctive, remarkable, vivid, prepossessing Fashion critics judged the designer's fall clothing line to be disappointingly ___________. The criminal's features were very _________________ which made it difficult to find her.
phlegmatic (adj.) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional lethargic, indolent, torpid, stolid, impassive emotional, sensitive, thin-skinned, excitable Sloths are such _____________ creatures that they have earned the reputation of being the slowest animals on Earth. The _____________ student plodded apathetically through the hallway.
rescind (v.) to repeal, cancel withdraw, revoke, retract, annul, abrogate affirm, endorse, uphold, ratify A sitting Congress sometimes ______________ statutes passed by its predecessors. Because you are obnoxious, he ____________ his offer to buy you dinner.
vivacious (adj.) lively, sprightly, full of energy spirited, animated, ebullient dull, spiritless, listless, indolent, languid A ___________ individual will certainly never lack for companions. My students are always _____________ when they enter the room to begin English studies for the day.
whet (v.) to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager hone, excite, stimulate dull, blunt, deaden, stifle, dampen In most mystery novels, the first chapter is designed to _____________ your curiousity to find out "who done it." Reading Julius Caesar was just to ______ your appetite for even better Shakespeare plays.
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