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20 Cards in this Set
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alacrity |
(n.) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action SYN: promptness, willingness, celerity ANT: reluctance, unwillingness, hesitancy |
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alleviate |
(v.) to relieve, make more bearable SYN: lessen, allay, mitigate, assuage |
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antithesis |
(n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast SYN: contrary, antipode |
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appall |
(v.) to fill with dismay or horror SYN: shock, stupefy, horrify ANT: please, cheer, gladden, elate, exhilarate |
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bellicose |
(adj.) warlike in manner or temperament; quarrelsome SYN: aggressive, combative, belligerent ANT: amicable, peaceable, pacific |
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disparage |
(v.) to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue SYN: decade, decry, run down, underrate ANT: praise, extol, laud, plug |
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dissonant |
(adj.) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds SYN: grating, unmelodious, irreconcilable ANT: harmonious, agreeing, euphonious |
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droll |
(adj.) amusingly odd SYN: comical, humorous, whimsical, zany ANT: humorless, solemn, dour |
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edict |
(n.) an order issued by someone in authority SYN: command, decree, proclamation |
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elucidate |
(v.) to clarify, explain SYN: interpret, expound, explicate ANT: obscure, becloud, muddy, obfuscate |
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laud |
(v.) to praise SYN: hail, extol, glorify, exalt ANT: criticize, censure, belittle, disparage |
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loll |
(v.) to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop SYN: loaf, loiter, sag, dangle |
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loquacious |
(adj.) talkative, wordy; fond of talking SYN: gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long-winded ANT: silent, reticent, closemouthed, terse, taciturn |
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magnanimous |
(adj.) generous in forgiving, above all meanness SYN: unselfish, charitable, noble, bighearted ANT: petty, selfish, unforgiving, spiteful |
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mandatory |
(adj.) required, obligatory SYN: compulsory, requisite, imperative ANT: optional, voluntary, discretionary |
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nondescript |
(adj.) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified SYN: plain, unremarkable, unimpressive ANT: remarkable, vivid, prepossessing |
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phlegmatic |
(adj.) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional SYN: lethargic, indolent, torpid, impassive ANT: emotional, sensitive, thin-skinned, excitable |
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rescind |
(v.) to repeal, cancel SYN: withdraw, retract, annul, abrogate ANT: affirm, endorse, uphold, ratify |
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vivacious |
(adj.) lively, sprightly, full of energy SYN: spirited, animated, ebullient ANT: dull, spiritless, listless, indolent |
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whet |
(v.) to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager SYN: hone, excite, stimulate ANT: blunt, deaden, stifle, dampen |
