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swafford - Lesson #8
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| speed an willingness in acting or responding; cheerful readiness; eagerness | alacrity |
| control over one’s emotions; steadiness of manner; tranquility | composure |
| listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from inactivity or lack of interest; boredom | ennui |
| not easily disturbed or excited; unshakably calm and collected | imperturbable |
| tending toward suddenness and boldness of action; impulsive; hasty | impetuous |
| to provoke to action; rouse; stir up or urge on | incite |
| a. reluctant to exert oneself; habitually lazy b. suggesting a calm idleness and ease | indolent |
| a. having no power to move or act; lifeless b. exhibiting no chemical activity | inert |
| a. wild uproar or noise; tumult b. a place of wild disorder and confusion | pandemonium |
| the quality of being untroubled or unruffled; peacefulness | serenity |