CHAPTER 14 FLASHCARDS

ALACRITY

• Noun
• - cheerful readiness
• Syn: promptness
• Ant. Reluctance

ALLEVIATE

• Verb
• -to relieve
• Syn: lessen

ANTITHESIS

• Noun
• - the direct opposite
• Syn: contrary

APPALL

• Verb
• - fill with dismay
• Syn: horror
• Ant: please

BELLICOSE

• Adjective
• - quarrelsome
• Syn: aggressive
• Ant: amicable

DISPARAGE

• Verb
• - undervalue
• Syn: degrade
• Ant: praise

DISSONANT

• Adjective
• -not in harmony
• Syn: grating
• Ant: harmonious

DROLL

• Adjective
• -amusingly odd
• Syn: comical
• Ant: solemn

EDICT

• Noun
• - order by someone of authority
• Syn: command

ELUCIDATE

• Verb
• - to clarify
• Syn: interpret
• Ant: obscure

LAUD

• Verb
• Syn: hail
• Ant: criticize
• -to praise

LOLL

• Verb
• - to act in a lazy manner
• Syn: loaf

LOQUACIOUS

• Adjective
• - talkative
• Syn: gossipy
• Ant: silent

MAGANIMOUS

• Adjective
• - generous in forgiving
• Syn: unselfish
• Ant: petty

MANDATORY

• Adjective
• - required
• Syn: compulsory
• Ant: optional

NONDESCRIPT

• Adjective
• - ordinary
• Syn: plain
• Ant: remarkable

PHLEGMATIC

• Adjective
• - slow moving
• Syn: lethargic
• Ant: emotional

RESCIND

• Verb
• - to repeal
• Syn: withdraw
• Ant: affirm

VIVACIOUS

• Adjective
• - lively
• Syn: spirited
• Ant: dull

WHET

• Verb
• - to sharpen
• Syn: excite
• Ant: blunt