Alacrity

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 Batmans 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 830 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 criminals 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• Because you are obnoxious, he rescinded his offer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.