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| n- a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action |
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| promptness, willingness, dispatch, celerity |
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| reluctance, unwillingness, hesitancy |
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| v- to relieve, make more bearable |
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| lessen, lighten, allay, mitigate, assuage |
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| n- the direct opposite, a sharp contrast |
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| v- to fill with dismay or horror |
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| shock, stun, stupify, horrify |
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| please, cheer, gladden, elate, exhilarate |
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| adj- warlike in manner to temperament;quarrelsome |
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| aggressive, combative, belligerent |
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| amicable, peaceable, concilatory, pacific |
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| v- to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue |
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| degrade, decry, run down, underrate |
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| praise, extol, laud, plug |
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| adj- not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds |
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| grating, strident, unmelodious, irreconcilable |
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| harmonious, agreeing, euphonious |
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| comical, humorous, whimsical, zany |
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| n- an order issued by someone in authority |
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| command, decree, proclamation |
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| interpret, expound, explicate |
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| obscure, becloud, muddy, obfuscate |
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| hail, extol, glorify, exalt |
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| criticize, censure, belittle, disparage |
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| v- to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop |
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| load, loiter, sag, dangle |
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| adj- talkative, wordy; fond of talking |
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| gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long-winded |
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| silent, reticent, closemouthed, terse, taciturn |
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| adj- generous in forgiving, above small meanness |
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| unselfish, charitable, noble, bighearted |
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| petty, selfish, unforgiving, spiteful |
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| adj- required, obligatory |
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| compulsory, requisite, imperative |
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| optional, voluntary, discretionary |
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| adj- ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified |
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| plain, unremarkable, unimpressive |
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| destinctive, remarkable, vivid, prepossessing |
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| adj- slow-moving; sluggish; unemotional |
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| lethargic, indolent, torpid, stolid, impassive |
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| emotional, sensitive, thin-skinned, excitable |
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| withdraw, revoke, retract, annul, abrogate |
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| affirm, endorse, uphold, ratify |
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| adj- lively, sprightly, full of energy |
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| spirited, animated, ebullient |
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| dull, spiritless, listless, indolent, languid |
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| v- to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager |
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