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20 Cards in this Set
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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 apposite, 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 and temperament; quarrelsome
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disparage
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(v) to belittle, speak slightly 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 of 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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