#14 Definitions Flashcards
1
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a cheerful readiness; b risk and eager action
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alacrity
2
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to relieve, make more bearable
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alleviate
3
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the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
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antithesis
4
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to fill with dismay or horror
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appall
5
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warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
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bellicose
6
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to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
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disparage
7
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not in harmony, disagreeing, at odds
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dissonant
8
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amusing.y odd
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droll
9
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an order issued by someone in authority
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edict
10
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to clarify, explain
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elucidate
11
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to praise
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laud
12
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to act in a lazy manner, to lounge; to recline, droop
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loll
13
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talkative, wordy, fond of talking
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loquacious
14
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generous in forgiving, above small meanness
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magnanimous
15
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required, obligatorily
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mandatory
