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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 ontrast
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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 maner, 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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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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v- to sharpen, make keen or eager
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