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05/03/2010
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Alactrity
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(n) a cheerful and readiness
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Alleviate
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(v) to relieve, make more bearable
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Antithesis
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(n) the direct opposite
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Appall
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(v) to fill with dismay or honor
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Bellicose
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(adj) warlike in manner or temperament
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Disparage
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(v) to belittle, speak slightingly of
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Dissodant
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(adj)not in harmony; disagreeing with
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Droll
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(adj) amusingly odd
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Edict
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(n) an order issued by someone in authority
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Elucidate
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(v) to clarify, explain
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Laud
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(v) to praise
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Loll
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(v) to act in a lazy manner, to lounge
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Loquacious
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(adj) talkative, wordy
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Magnanimous
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(adj) generous in forgiving
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Mandatory
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(adj) required, obligatory
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Nondescript
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(adj) ordinary, not outstanding
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Phlegmatic
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(adj) slow moving, sluggish
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Rescind
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(v) to repeal, cancel
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Vivacious
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(adj) lively, sprightly
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Whet
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(v) to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen
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