Dr. Martin #14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alacrity | n a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action |
| alleviate | v to relieve, make more bearable |
| antithesis | n the direct opposite, a sharp contrast |
| appall | v to fill with dismay or horror |
| bellicose | adj warlike in manner 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 |
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