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06/16/2005
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alacrity
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a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager activity
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alleviate
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to make more bearable
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antithesis
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the direct opposite ; a sharp contrast
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apall
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to fill with dismay
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bellicose
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warlike in manner; quarrelsome
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disparage
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to belittle; speak slightingly of
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dissonant
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not in harmony; disagreeing
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droll
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amusingly odd
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edict
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an order issued by someone in authority
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elucidate
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to clarify, explain
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laud
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to praise
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loll
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to act in a lazy manner; to recline
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loquatious
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talkative, wordy
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magnamonious
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generous in forgiving
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mandatory
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required
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nondescript
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ordinary; not outstanding
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phlegmatic
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slow moving; sluggish; unemotional
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rescind
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to repeal, cancel; take back(an order)
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vivacious
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lively, sprightly, full of energy
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whet
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to sharpen, make keen or eager
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