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Unit 14
Sadlier Vocabulary Level E Unit 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alacrity | a cheerful readiness, brisk and eager action |
| synonyms for alacrity | promptness, willingness, celerity |
| antonyms for alacrity | reluctance, unwillingness, hesitancy |
| alleviate | to relieve, make more bearable |
| synonyms for alleviate | lessen, allay, mitigate, assuage |
| antithesis | the direct opposite, in sharp contrast |
| synonyms for antithesis | contrary, antipode |
| appall | to fill with dismay or horror |
| synonyms for appall | shock, stupify, horrify |
| antonyms for appall | please, cheer, gladden, elate, exhilarate |
| bellicose | warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome |
| synonyms for bellicose | aggressive, combative, belligerent |
| antonyms for bellicose | amicable, peaceable, pacific |
| disparage | to belittle, to speak slightingly of, to undervalue |
| synonyms for disparage | degrade, decry, run down, underrate |
| antonyms for disparage | praise, extol, laud, plug |
| dissonant | not in harmony, disagreeing, at odds |
| synonyms for dissonant | grating, unmelodious, irreconcilable |
| antonyms for dissonant | harmonious, agreeing, euphonious |
| droll | amusingly odd |
| synonyms for droll | comical, humorous, whimsical, zany |
| antonyms for droll | humorless, solemn, dour |
| edict | an order issued by someone in authority |
| synonyms for edict | command, decree, proclamation |
| elucidate | to clarify, explain |
| synonyms for elucidate | interpret, expound, explicate |
| antonyms for elucidate | obscure, becloud, muddy, obfuscate |
| laud | to praise |
| synonyms for laud | hail, extol, glorify, extol |
| antonyms for laud | criticize, censure, belittle, disparage |
| loll | to act in a lazy manner, to lounge, to recline, droop |
| synonyms for loll | loaf, loiter, sag, dangle |
| loquacious | talkative, wordy; fond of talking |
| synonym for loquacious | gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long-winded |
| antonym for loquacious | silent, reticent, close mouthed, terse, taciturn |
| magnanimous | generous in forgiving, above small meanness |
| synonym for magnanimous | unselfish, charitable, noble, bighearted |
| antonym for magnanimous | petty, selfish, unforgiving, spiteful |
| mandatory | required, obligatory |
| synonym for mandatory | compulsory, requisite, imperative |
| antonym for mandatory | optional, voluntary, discretionary |
| nondescript | ordinary, not outstanding, not easily classified |
| synonym for nondescript | plain, unremarkable, unimpressive |
| antonym for nondescript | remarkable, vivid, prepossessing |
| phlegmatic | slow-moving, sluggish, unemotional |
| synonym for phlegmatic | lethargic, indolent, torpid, impassive |
| antonym for phlegmatic | emotional, sensitive, thick skinned, excitable |
| rescind | to repeal, cancel |
| synonym for rescind | withdraw, retract, annul, abrogate |
| antonym for rescind | affirm, endorse, uphold, rattify |
| vivacious | lively, sprightly, full of energy |
| synonym for vivacious | spirited, animated, ebullient |
| antonym for vivacious | dull spiritless, listless, indolent |
| whet | to sharpen, put an edge on, to make keen or eager |
| synonym for whet | hone, excite, stimulate |
| antonym for whet | blunt, deaden, stifle, dampen |
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Sonja Gutwerk
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