English Ii Vocabulary Unit 14

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Alacrity

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(n) quickness and eagerness

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Alleviate

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(v) to make something less painful or difficult to deal with

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Antithesis

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(n) the complete opposite of something

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Appall

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(v) to make someone feel very shocked and upset

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Bellicose

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(adj) behaving in a way that is likely to start an argument or fight

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Disparage

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(v) to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not think they are very good or important

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Dissonant

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(adj) a combination of notes that sound strange because they are not in harmony

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Droll

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(adj) amusing in an unusual way

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Edict

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(n) an official public order made by someone in a position of power

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Elucidate

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(v) to explain something that is difficult to understand by providing more information

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Laud

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(v) to praise someone or something

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Loll

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(v) to sit or lie in a very lazy and relaxed way

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Loquacious

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(adj) likes to talk a lot

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Magnanimous

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(adj) kind and generous, especially to someone that you have defeated

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Mandatory

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(adj) the law says it must be done

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Nondescript

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(adj) someone or something that looks very ordinary and is not at all interesting or unusual

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Phlegmatic

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(adj) calm and not easily excited or worried

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Rescind

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(v) to officially end a law, or change a decision or agreement

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Vivacious

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(adj) someone, especially a woman, who has a lot of energy and a happy, attractive manner

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Whet

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(v) to make the edge of a blade sharp; to increase your desire for something