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20 Cards in this Set
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alacrity |
a. a cheerful readiness |
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alleviate |
v. to relieve |
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antithesis |
n. the direct opposite |
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appall |
v. to fill with dismay |
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bellicose |
adj. warlike in manner |
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disparage |
v. to belittle |
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dissonant |
adj. not in harmony |
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droll |
adj. amusingly odd |
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edict |
n. an order issued by someone in authority |
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elicidate |
v. to clarify |
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laud |
v. to praise |
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loll |
v. to lounge and recline |
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loquacious |
adj. talkative and wordy |
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magnanimous |
adj. generous in forgiving |
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mandatory |
adj. required, obligatory |
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nondescript |
adj. not outstanding |
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phlegmatic |
adj. slow-moving |
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rescind |
v. to repeal |
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vivacious |
adj. lively and sprightly |
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whet |
v. to make keen or eager |
