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