lesson 18

eager and lively willingness, usually shown by quick action

• alacrity

• factor

• zany

• daft

a brief, often entertaining, story

• heighten

• muse

• discern

• anecdote

to say something strongly, without doubts

• croon

• flippant

• assert

• factor

to sing softly in a gentle tone

• gracious

• erroneous

• discern

• croon

something that orevents, slows, or stands in the way of some action or activity

• deterrent

• muse

• factor

• anecdote

to see and recognize, either visually or mentally

• discern

• eminent

• resourceful

• flippant

higher than others in reputation or achievements, very important in the eyes of the world

• heighten

• interminable

• eminent

• resourcful

in error, wrong

• erroneous

• croon

• assert

• factor

one part of something that contributes to a result

• assert

• factor

• gracious

• heighten

joking or trying to be funny about something that should be taken more seriously

• flippant

• interminable

• muse

• resoureful