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19 Cards in this Set
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Alacrity
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NOUN: cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action
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Alleviate
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VERB: to relieve, make more bearable
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Antithesis
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NOUN: the direct opposite; a sharp contrast
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Appall
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VERB: to fill with dismay or horror
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Disparage
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VERB: 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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NOUN: an order issued by someone in authority
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Elucidate
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VERB: to clarify, explain
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Laud
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VERB: to praise
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Loll
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VERB: to act in a lazy manner, 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 meannesses
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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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VERB: 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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VERB: to sharpen, make keen or eager
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