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Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 14
Unit 14 Definitions, synonyms, antonyms
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10th Grade
11/28/2011

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alacrity
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n- a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action
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alacrity (syn)
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promptness, willingness, dispatch, celerity
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alacrity (ant)
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reluctance, unwillingness, hesitancy
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alleviate
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v- to relieve, make more bearable
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alleviate (syn)
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lessen, lighten, allay, mitigate, assuage
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antithesis
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n- the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
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antithesis (syn)
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contrary, antipode
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appall
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v- to fill with dismay or horror
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appall (syn)
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shock, stun, stupify, horrify
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appall (ant)
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please, cheer, gladden, elate, exhilarate
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bellicose
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adj- warlike in manner to temperament;quarrelsome
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bellicose (syn)
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aggressive, combative, belligerent
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bellicose (ant)
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amicable, peaceable, concilatory, pacific
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disparage
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v- to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
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disparage (syn)
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degrade, decry, run down, underrate
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disparage (ant)
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praise, extol, laud, plug
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dissonant
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adj- not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds
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dissonant (syn)
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grating, strident, unmelodious, irreconcilable
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dissonant (ant)
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harmonious, agreeing, euphonious
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droll
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adj- amusingly odd
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droll (syn)
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comical, humorous, whimsical, zany
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droll (ant)
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humorless, solemn, dour
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edict
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n- an order issued by someone in authority
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edict (syn)
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command, decree, proclamation
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elucidate
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v- to clarify, explain
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elucidate (syn)
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interpret, expound, explicate
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elucidate (ant)
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obscure, becloud, muddy, obfuscate
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laud
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v- to praise
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laud (syn)
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hail, extol, glorify, exalt
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laud (ant)
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criticize, censure, belittle, disparage
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loll
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v- to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline, droop
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loll (syn)
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load, loiter, sag, dangle
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loquacious
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adj- talkative, wordy; fond of talking
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loquacious (syn)
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gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long-winded
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loquacious (ant)
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silent, reticent, closemouthed, terse, taciturn
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magnanimous
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adj- generous in forgiving, above small meanness
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magnanimous (syn)
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unselfish, charitable, noble, bighearted
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magnanimous (ant)
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petty, selfish, unforgiving, spiteful
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mandatory
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adj- required, obligatory
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mandatory (syn)
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compulsory, requisite, imperative
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mandatory (ant)
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optional, voluntary, discretionary
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nondescript
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adj- ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified
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nondescript (syn)
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plain, unremarkable, unimpressive
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nondescript (ant)
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destinctive, remarkable, vivid, prepossessing
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phlegmatic
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adj- slow-moving; sluggish; unemotional
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phlegmatic (syn)
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lethargic, indolent, torpid, stolid, impassive
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phlegmatic (ant)
Definition
emotional, sensitive, thin-skinned, excitable
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rescind
Definition
v- to repeal, cancel
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rescind (syn)
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withdraw, revoke, retract, annul, abrogate
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rescind (ant)
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affirm, endorse, uphold, ratify
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vivacious
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adj- lively, sprightly, full of energy
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vivacious (syn)
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spirited, animated, ebullient
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vivacious (ant)
Definition
dull, spiritless, listless, indolent, languid
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whet
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v- to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager
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whet (syn)
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hone, excite, stimulate
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whet (ant)
Definition
dull, blunt, deaden, stifle, dampen
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