| A | B |
|---|
| Alacrity | a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action |
| Alleviate | to relieve or make more bearable |
| Antithesis | the direct opposite; a sharp contrast |
| Appall | to fill with dismay or horror |
| Bellicose | war-like in manner or temperament; quarrelsome |
| Disparage | to belittle or speak slightingly of; to undervalue |
| Dissonant | not in harmony; disagreeing; at odds |
| Droll | amusingly odd |
| Edict | an order issued by someone in authority |
| Elucidate | to clarify or explain |
| Laud | to praise |
| Loll | to act in a lazy manner; to lounge; to recline or droop |
| Loquacious | talkative; wordy; fond of talking |
| Magnanimous | generous and forgiving; above small meanness |
| Mandatory | required; obligatory |
| Nondescript | ordinary; not outstanding; not easily classified |
| Phlegmatic | slow moving; sluggish; unemotional |
| Rescind | to repeal; cancel |
| Vivacious | lively; sprightly; full of energy |
| Whet | to sharpen; put an edge on; to make keen or eager |
