VOCABULARY UNIT 14

ALACRITY

• Def-(n.)-a cheerful readiness;brisk and eager action
• Syn-promptness,willingness,celerity
• Ant-reluctance,unwillingness,hesitancy

ALLEVIATE

• Def-(v.)-to relieve,make more bearable
• Syn-lessen,allay,mitigate,assuage

ANTITHESIS

• Def-(n.)-the direct opposite,a sharp contrast
• Syn-contrary,antipode

APPALL

• Def-(v.)-to fill with dismay of horror
• Syn-shock,stupefy,horrify
• Ant-please,cheer,gladden,elate,exhilarate

BELLICOSE

• Def-(adj.)-warlike in manner or temperament;quarrelsome
• Syn-aggressive,combative,belligerent
• Ant-amicable,peaceable,pacific

DISPARAGE

• Def-(v.)-to belittle,speak slightingly of;to undervalue
• Syn-degrade,decry,run down,underrate
• Ant-praise,extol,laud,plug

DISSONANT

• Def-(adj.)-not in harmony;disagreeing, at odds
• Syn-grating,unmelodious,irreconcilable
• Ant-harmonious,agreeing,euphonious

DROLL

• Def-(adj.)-amusingly odd
• Syn-comical,humorous,whimsical,zany
• Ant-humorless,solemn,dour

EDICT

• Def-(n.)-an order issued by someone in authority
• Syn-command,decree,proclamation

ELUCIDATE

• Def-(v.)-to clarify,explain
• Syn-interpret,expound,explicate
• Ant-obscure,becloud,muddy,obfuscate

LAUD

• Def-(v.)-to praise
• Syn-hail,extol,glorify,exalt
• Ant-criticize,censure,belittle,explicate

LOLL

• Def-(v.)-to act in a lazy manner;to lounge; to recline,droop
• Syn-loaf,loiter,sag,dangie

LOQUACIOUS

• Def-(adj.)-talkative,wordy,fond of talking
• Syn-gossipy,voluble,garrulous,long-winded
• Ant-silent,reticent,closemouthed,terse,taciturn

MAGNANIMOUS

• Def-(adj.)-generous in forgiving,above small meanness
• Syn-unselfish,charitable,noble,bighearted
• Ant-petty,selfish,unforgiving,spiteful

MANDATORY

• Def-(adj.)-required,obligatory
• Syn-compulsory,requisite,imperative
• Ant-optional,voluntary,discretionary

NONDESCRIPT

• Def-(adj.)-ordinary,not understanding;not easily classified
• Syn-plain,unremarkable,unimpressive
• Ant-remarkable,vivid,prepossessing

RESCIND

• Def-(v.)-to repeal,cancel
• Syn-withdraw,retract,annul,abrogate
• Ant-affirm,endorse,uphold,ratify

VIVACIOUS

• Def-(adj.)-lively,sprightly,full of energy
• Syn-spirtied,animated,ebullient
• Ant-dull,spiritless,listless,indolent

WHET

• Def-(v.)-to sharpen,put an edge on;to make keen or eager
• Syn-hone,excite,stimulate
• Ant-blunt,deaden,stifle,dampen