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Vocabulary Workshop, E/14
Vocabulary Workshop, Level E, Unit 14
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03/14/2006
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alacrity
 Definition
a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action
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alleviate
 Definition
to relieve, make more bearable
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antithesis
 Definition
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
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appall
 Definition
to fill with dismay or horror
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bellicose
 Definition
warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
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disparage
 Definition
to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
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dissonant
 Definition
not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds
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droll
 Definition
amusingly odd
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edict
 Definition
an order issued by someone in authority
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elucidate
 Definition
to clarify, explain
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laud
 Definition
to praise
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loll
 Definition
to act in a lazy manner; to lounge, droop
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loquacious
 Definition
talkative, wordy; fond of talking
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magnanimous
 Definition
generous in forgiving, above small meanness
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mandatory
 Definition
required, obligatory
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alacrity
 Definition
a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action
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nondescript
 Definition
ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified
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alleviate
 Definition
to relieve, make more bearable
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phlegmatic
 Definition
slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional
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antithesis
 Definition
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
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rescind
 Definition
to repeal, cancel
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appall
 Definition
to fill with dismay or horror
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vivacious
 Definition
lively, sprightly, full of energy
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bellicose
 Definition
warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
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whet
 Definition
to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager
Term
disparage
 Definition
to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
Term
dissonant
 Definition
not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds
Term
droll
 Definition
amusingly odd
Term
edict
 Definition
an order issued by someone in authority
Term
elucidate
 Definition
to clarify, explain
Term
laud
 Definition
to praise
Term
loll
 Definition
to act in a lazy manner; to lounge, droop
Term
loquacious
 Definition
talkative, wordy; fond of talking
Term
magnanimous
 Definition
generous in forgiving, above small meanness
Term
mandatory
 Definition
required, obligatory
Term
nondescript
 Definition
ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified
Term
phlegmatic
 Definition
slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional
Term
rescind
 Definition
to repeal, cancel
Term
vivacious
 Definition
lively, sprightly, full of energy
Term
whet
 Definition
to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager
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