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Sadlier Oxford Level E Lesson 14
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10th Grade
08/22/2010
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alacrity
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a cheerful readiness; willingness
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alleviate
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to relieve; lessen; mitigate; assuage
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antithesis
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a direct opposite; a sharp contrast
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appall
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to fill with dismay or horror; stun
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bellicose
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warlike in manner or termperament; quarrelsome
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disparage
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to belittle; degrade
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dissonant
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not in harmony; disagreeing
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whet
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to sharpen; hone
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vivacious
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lively; spirited
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rescind
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to repeal; cancel; withdraw
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phlegmatic
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slow-moving; sluggish
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nondescript
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ordinary; not outstanding; plain
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mandatory
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required; obligatory; requisite
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droll
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amusingly odd
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edict
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an order issued by someone in authority; command
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elucidate
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to clarify or explain; interpret
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laud
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to praise
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loll
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to act ina lazy mannter; to lounge
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loquacious
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talkative; wordy; garrulous
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving; unselfish; noble
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