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Vocab Unit 14 Zasowski

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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alacrity

  • a cheerful readiness
  • syn: promptness
  • ant: reluctance, unwillingness
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alleviate

  • to relieve
  • syn: lesson, lighten
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ANTiTHESIS

  • the exact opposite
  • syn: contrary, antipode
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4.

appall

  • to fill with dismay or horror
  • syn: shock, stun
  • ant: please, cheer
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bellicose

  • warlike in manner
  • syn: aggressive, combative
  • ant: amicable, peaceable
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disparage

  • to belittle
  • syn: degrade, decry
  • ant: praise, extol
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disonant

  • not in harmony
  • syn: grating, strident
  • ant: harmonious, agreeing
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droll

  • amusingly odd
  • syn: comical, humorous
  • ant: humorless, solemn
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edict

  • an order issued by someone in authority
  • syn: command, decree
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10.

elucidate

  • to clarify
  • syn: interpret, expound
  • ant: obscure, becloud
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laud

  • to praise
  • syn: hail, extol
  • ant: criticize, censure
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loll

  • to act in a lazy manner
  • syn: loaf, loiter
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loquacious

  • talkative
  • syn: gossipy, voluble
  • ant: silent, reticent
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magnanimous

  • generous in forgiving
  • syn: unselfish, charitable
  • ant: petty, selfish
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mandatory

  • required
  • syn: compulsory, requisite
  • ant: optional, voluntary
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nondescrepit

  • ordinary
  • syn: plain, unremarkable
  • ant: distinctive, remarkable
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phlegmatic

  • slow moving
  • syn: lethargic, indolent
  • ant: emotional, sensitive
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rescind

  • to repeal
  • syn: withdraw, revoke
  • ant: affirm, endorse
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vivacious

  • lively
  • syn: spirited, animated
  • ant: dull, spiritless
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whet

  • to sharpen
  • syn: hone, excite
  • ant: dull, blunt
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