Unit 14 Vocabulary Synonyms
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alacrity | promptness, willingness, dispatch, celerity |
| alleviate | lessen, lighten, allay, mitigate, assuage |
| antithesis | contrary, antipode |
| appall | shock, stun, stupefy, horrify |
| bellicose | aggressive, combative, belligerent |
| disparage | degrade, decry, run down, underrate |
| dissonant | grating, strident, unmelodious, irreconcilable |
| droll | comical, humorous, whimsical, zany |
| edict | command, decree, proclamation |
| elucidate | interpret, expound, explicate |
| laud | hail, extol, glorify, exalt |
| loll | loaf, loiter, sag, dangle |
| loquacious | gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long- winded |
| magnanimous | unselfish, charitable, noble, bighearted |
| mandatory | compulsory, requisite, imperative |
| nondescript | plain, unremarkable, unimpressive |
| phlegmatic | lethargic, indolent, torpid, stolid, impassive |
| rescind | withdraw, revoke, retract, annul, abrogate |
| vivacious | spirited, animated, ebullient |
| whet | hone, excite, stimulate |
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