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

2. Alleviate  I took Aleve to alleviate my headache.

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

4. Appall  I am appalled by people who litter.

5. Bellicose  Bellicose people can also be described as belligerent.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. Loquacious  Loquacious people can be hard to converse with.

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

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

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

17. Phlegmatic  The phlegmatic student plodded apathetically through the hallway.

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 Rescind  Because you are obnoxious, he rescinded his offer to buy you dinner.

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

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