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20 Cards in this Set
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alacrity
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N, a cheerful readiness; eager action
S. promptness, dispatch, celerity A. reluctance, unwillingness, hesitancy |
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alleviate
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V. to relieve, make more bearable
S. lessen, lighten, allay, mitigate, assuage |
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antithesis
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N. the direct opposite, sharp contrast
S. contrary, antipode |
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appall
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V. to fill with dismay or horror
S. shock, stun, stupefy, horrify |
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bellicose
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ADJ. warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome
S. aggressive, belligerent |
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disparage
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V. to belittle, speak slightingly of
S. degrade, decry, run down, underrate |
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dissonant
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ADJ. disagreeing, at odds
S. grating, strident, irreconcilable A. agreeing, euphonious |
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droll
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ADJ. amusingly odd
S. comical, humorous, whimsical, zany A. humorless, solemn, dour |
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edict
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N. an order issued by someone in authority
S. command, decree, proclamation |
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elucidate
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V. to clarify, explain
S. interpret, expound, explicate A. obscure, becloud, muddy, obfuscate |
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laud
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V. to praise
S. hail, extol, glorify, exalt A. criticize, censure, belittle |
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loll
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V. to act in a lazy manner; to lounge, droop
S. loaf, loiter, sag, dangle |
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loquacious
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ADJ. talkative, wordy
S. gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long-winded A. reticent, terse, tacit rum |
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magnanimous
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ADJ. generous in forgiving, above small meanness
S. unselfish, charitable A. petty, unforgiving, spiteful |
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mandatory
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ADJ. required, obligatory
S. compulsory, requisite, imperative A. optional, voluntary, disretionary |
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nondescript
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ADj. ordinary, not outstanding
S. plain, unremarkable, unimpressive A. distinctive, remarkable, vivid, prepossessing |
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phlegmatic
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ADJ. slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional
S. lethargic, indolent, torpid, stolid A. emo, thin-skinned, excitable |
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rescind
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V. to repeal, cancel
S. withdraw, revoke, retract, annul, abrogate A. affirm, endorse, uphold, ratify |
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vivacious
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ADJ. lively, sprightly, full of energy
S. spirited, animated, ebullient A. dull, spiritless, listless, indolent |
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whet
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V. to sharpen, to make keen or eager
S. hone, excite, stimulate A. dull, blunt, deaden, stifle |
