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Stadiler Oxford E
WCHS Unit 14 E
Word | Definition |
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alacrity | (n) a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action |
alleviate | (v) to relieve, make more bearable |
antithesis | (n) the direct oppposite, a sharp contrast |
appall | (v) to fill with dismay or horror |
bellicose | (adj) warlike in nner or temperament; quarrelsome |
disparage | (v) to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue |
dissonant | (adj) not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds |
droll | (adj) amusingly odd |
edict | (n) an order issued by someone in authority |
elucidate | (v) to clarify, explain |
laud | (v) to praise |
loll | (v) to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop |
loquacious | (adj) talkative, wordy; fond of talking |
magnanimous | (adj) generous in forgiving, above small meanness |
mandatory | (adj) required, obligatory |
nondescript | (adj) ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified |
phlegmatic | (adj) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional |
rescind | (v) to repeal, cancel |
vivacious | (adj) lively, sprightly, full of energy |
whet | (v) to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager |