alacrity | cheerful readiness, willingness |
alleviate | relieve |
antithesis | opposite |
appall | fill with dismay or horror |
bellicose | warlike, belligerent |
disparage | belittle; undervalue |
dissonant | harsh in sound; disagreeing |
droll | amusingly odd |
edict | command; an order issued by someone in authority |
elucidate | to clarify; explain |
laud | praise |
loll | act in a lazy manner; to lounge |
loquacious | talkative |
magnanimous | generous in forgiving |
mandatory | required, obligatory |
nondescript | ordinary; not easily classified |
phlegmatic | showing little or no emotion |
rescind | repeal, cancel |
vivacious | lively, sprightly, full of energy |
whet | sharpen; stimulate |