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