| 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 |
