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