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Vocab Unit 14
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level E
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English
10th Grade
05/09/2011

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