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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 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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to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager
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