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Sadlier E: Unit 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alacrity | a cheerful readiness |
| alleviate | to relieve, make more bearable |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| appall | to fill with dismay or horror |
| bellicose | warlike in manner or temerament |
| disparage | to belittle, speak slightingly of. |
| dissonant | not in harmony; disagreeing |
| droll | amusingly odd |
| edict | an order issued by someone in authority |
| eludcidate | to clarify, explain |
| laud | to praise |
| loll | to act in a lazy manner; to lounge |
| loquacious | talkative, wordy |
| magnanimous | generous in forgiving |
| mandatory | required |
| nondescript | ordinary, not outstanding |
| phlegmatic | slow-moving, sluggish |
| rescind | to repeal, cancel |
| vivacious | lively, full of energy |
| whet | to sharpen; to make keen or eager |