Alacrity  Students who studied copiously approached the vocabulary test with alacrity.

Alleviate  I took Aleve to alleviate my headache.

Antithesis  The Joker is Batman’s antithesis.  The antithesis of good is evil.

Appall  I am appalled by people who litter.

Bellicose  Bellicose people can also be described as belligerent.

Disparage  The disparaging comments from my parents caused me not to try out for the talent show.

Dissonant  If Mr. Lettiere and Mrs. Lettiere were to sing together, they would produce a very dissonant sound.

Droll  The droll antics of the Osbournes keep America tuned in to their show.

Edict  Mrs. Platt issued an edict that all students must go to bed at 8:30 p.m. in order to be ready for school in the morning.

Elucidate  The students asked the teacher to elucidate Julius Caesar.

Laud  You will be lauded for helping the elderly woman cross the street.

Loll  During the summer all I like to do is loll about.

Loquacious  Loquacious people can be hard to converse with.

Magnanimous  Even though George often treated Lennie disparagingly, Lennie was always magnanimous toward George.

Mandatory  It is mandatory that you pass sophomore English in order to graduate.

Nondescript  The criminal’s features were very nondescript which made it difficult to find her.

Phlegmatic  The phlegmatic student plodded apathetically through the hallway.

Rescind  Because you are obnoxious, he rescinded his offer to buy you dinner.

Vivacious  My students are always vivacious when they enter the room to begin English studies for the day.

Whet  Reading Julius Caesar was just to whet your appetite for even better Shakespeare plays.