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20 Cards in this Set
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Approbation
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(ap re ba' shen)
(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval Synonyms: commendation, sanction Antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, censure |
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Assuage
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(e swaj')
(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench Synonyms: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate |
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Coalition
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(ko e lish' en)
(n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose Synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine Antonyms: splinter group |
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Decadence
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(de' ke dens)
(n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence Synonyms: degeneration, corruption Antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation |
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Elicit
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(e lis' it)
(v) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) Synonyms: call forth, evoke, extract, educe Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle |
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Expostulate
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(ik spas' che lat)
(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning Synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain |
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Hackneyed
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(hak' ned)
(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality Synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny Antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original |
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Hiatus
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(hi a' tes)
(n) a gap, opening, break (in sense of having an element missing) Synonyms: pause, lacuna Antonyms: continuity, continuation |
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Innuendo
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(in yu en' do)
(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) Synonyms: insinuation, intimation Antonyms: direct statement |
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Intercede
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(in ter sed')
(v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement Synonyms: intervene, mediate |
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Jaded
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(ja' did)
(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in a sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) Synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed |
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Lurid
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(lur' ed)
(adj) causing shock, horror or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint Synontms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome |
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Meritorious
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(mer i tor' e es)
(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise Synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable |
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Petulant
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(pech' e lent)
(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish Antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable |
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Prerogative
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(pre rag' e tiv)
(n) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence Synonyms: perquisite, perk |
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Provincial
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(pre vin' shel)
(adj) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive Antonyms: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded |
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Simulate
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(sim' ye lat)
(v) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of Synonyms: feign, pretend, affect |
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Transcend
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(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed
Synonyms: surpass, outstrip |
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Umbrage
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(em' brej)
(n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion Synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyance Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction |
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Unctuous
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(ank' chu es)
(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable Synonyms: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy Antonyms: gruff, blunt |
