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Vocab 14
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level E
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alacrity | excited readiness; eager |
| alleviate | to relieve |
| antithesis | direct opposite |
| appall | to fill with dismay of horror |
| bellicose | war-like in manner; aggressive |
| disparage | to belittle; to degrade |
| dissonant | not in harmony; disagreeing |
| droll | amusingly odd |
| edict | and order issued by someone in authority |
| elucidate | to explain |
| laud | to praise |
| loll | to act lazy |
| loquacious | talkative |
| magnanimous | unselfish; big hearted |
| mandatory | required |
| nondescript | ordinary; plain |
| phlegmatic | sluggish |
| rescind | cancel; withdrawal |
| vivacious | lively, sprightly |
| whet | to sharpen/stimulate |