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