Level E Unit 14

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alacrity

Back 1

(n.) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action
Respond with alacrity to save drowning person

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alleviate

Back 2

(v.) to relieve, make more bearable
alleviate teh pain with advil

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antithesis

Back 3

(n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
heaven and hell are antithesis'

Front 4

appall

Back 4

(v.) to fill with dismay or horror
he was apalled when he saw the gory dead body

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bellicose

Back 5

(adj.) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
(belligerent, bell=war)
The bellicose barbarian waged war often

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disparage

Back 6

(v.) to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
She disparaged teh opponent by spreading embarassing and false rumors

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dissonant

Back 7

(adj.) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds
the horn played in a dissonant manner, not even playing the harmoney

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droll

Back 8

(adj.) amusingly odd
the droll figure of a clown

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edict

Back 9

(n.) an order issued by someone in authority
edict to protect obama at all costs

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eludicate

Back 10

(v.) to clarify, explain
eludicate about why i wrote that

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laud

Back 11

(v.) to praise
laud the students for high honors

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loll

Back 12

(v.) to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop
the weeds lolled in the strong wind

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loquacious

Back 13

(adj.) talkative, wordy; fond of talking
the loquacious luke murphy...

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magnanimous

Back 14

(adj.) generous in forgiving, above small meanness
the magnanimous team allowed a few goals to be nice

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mandatory

Back 15

(adj.) required, obligatory
the mandatory signing of the perm slip

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nondescript

Back 16

(adj.) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified
the nondescript man was not hired for the job

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phlegmatic

Back 17

(adj.) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional
the plegmatic slug moved quite slowly

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rescind

Back 18

(v.) to repeal, cancel
rescind teh race due to lightning

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vivacious

Back 19

(adj.) lively, sprightly, full of energy
the vivacious violin piece had a beat 200

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whet

Back 20

(v.) to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager
whet the ax to give a sharper edge