| A | B |
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| alacrity | promptness, willingness, readiness |
| alleviate | relieve, lessen, lighten |
| antithesis | opposite, contrast, contrary |
| appall | dismay, horror, shock, stun |
| bellicose | aggressive, combative, belligerent, quarrelsome |
| disparage | belittle, degrade, underrate, run down |
| dissonant | grating, strident, at odds, disagreeing |
| droll | comical, humorous, whimsical, zany |
| edict | command, decree, order, proclamation |
| elucidate | clarify, explain, interpret, expound |
| laud | praise, hail, extol, glorify |
| loll | loaf, loiter, sag, dangle,lounge, recline, droop |
| loquacious | talkative, wordy,gossipy, long-winded |
| magnanimous | generous, unselfish,charitable, noble, bighearted |
| mandatory | required, obligatory,compulsory |
| nondescript | ordinary, plain, unimpressive, unremarkable |
| phlegmatic | sluggish, lethargic, torpid, slow-moving |
| rescind | repeal, cancel, withdraw, revoke, retract |
| vivacious | lively, spirited, animated |
| whet | sharpen, hone, excite, stimulate |
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