Vocab - Level E | Unit 14 |
alacrity | (n.) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action |
alleviate | (v.) to relieve, make more bearable |
antithesis | (n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast |
appall | (v.) to fill with dismay or horror |
bellicose | (adj.) to fill with dismay or horror |
disparage | (v.) to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue |
dissonant | (adj) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds |
droll | (adj.) amusingly odd |
edict | (n.) an order issued by someone in authority |
elucidate | (v.) to clarify, explain |
laud | (v.) to praise |
loll | (v.) to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop |
loquacious | (adj.) talkative, wordy; fond of talking |
magnanimous | (adj.) generous in forgiving, above small meanness |
mandatory | (adj.) required, obligatory |
nondescript | (adj.) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified |
phlegmatic | (adj.) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional |
rescind | (v.) to repeal, cancel |
vivacious | (adj.) lively, sprightly, full of energy |
whet | (v.) to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager |