-BRENDAN WENGER

A CHEERFUL READINESS; BRISK AND EAGAR ACTION. SYN- PROMPTNESS. ANT- RELUCTANCE

TO RELIEVE, MAKE MORE BEARABLE. SYN- LESSEN

THE DIRECT OPPOSITE, A SHARP CONTRAST. SYN- CONTRARY

TO FILL WITH DISMAY OR HORROR. SYN- SHOCK. ANT- PLEASE

WARLIKE IN MANNER OR TEMPERAMENT; QUARRELSOME. SYN- AGGRESSIVE. ANY- AMICABLE

TO BELITTLE, SPEAK SLIGHTLY OF; TO UNDERVALUE. SYN- DEGRADE. ANT- PRAISE

NOT IN HARMONY. SYN- GRATING. ANT- HARMONIOUS

AMUSINGLY ODD. SYN- COMICAL. ANT- HUMORLESS

AN ORDER ISSUED BY SOMEONE IN AUTHORITY. SYN- COMMAND

TO CLARIFY, EXPLAIN SYN- INTERPRET ANT- OBSCURE

TO PRAISE. SYN- HAIL. ANT- CRITICIZE

TO ACT IN A LAZY MANNER. SYN- LOAF

TALKATIVE, WORDY. SYN- GOSSIPY. ANT- SILENT

GENEROUS IN FORGIVING, ABOVE SMALL MEANNESS. SYN- UNSELFISH. ANT- PETTY

REQUIRED, OBLIGATORY. SYN- COMPULSORY. ANT- OPTIONAL

ORDINARY, NOT OUTSTANDING

SLOW-MOVING, SLUGGISH. SYN- LETHARGIC. ANT- EMOTIONAL

TO REPEAL, CANCEL. SYN- WITHDRAW. ANT- AFFIRM

LIVELY, SPRIGHTLY,MFULL OF ENERGY. SYN- SPIRITED. ANT- DULL

TO SHARPEN, PUT AN EDGE ON. SYN- HONE. ANT- BLUNT