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approbation
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
commendation, sanction A- disapproval, condemnation, censure |
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assuage
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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay A- intensify, aggravate, exacerbate |
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coalition
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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
alliance, league, federation, combine A- splinter group |
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decadence
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decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
degeneration, corruption A- rise, growth, development, maturation |
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elicit
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to draw forth, bring out from some source
call forth, evoke, extract, educe A- repress, quash, squelch, stifle |
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expostulate
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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
protest, remonstrate, complain |
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hackneyed
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality
banal, trite, commonplace, corny A- new, fresh, novel, original |
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hiatus
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a gap, opening, break
pause, lacuna A- continuity, continuation |
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innuendo
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (deragatory)
insinuation, intimation A- direct statement |
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intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in a dissagreement
intervene, mediate |
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jaded
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wearied, worn-out, dulled
sated, surfieted, cloyed A- unspoiled, uncloyed |
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lurid
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly A- pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome |
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meritorius
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
praiseworthy, laudable, commendable A- blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable |
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petulant
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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
irritable, testy, waspish A- even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable |
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prerogative
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a special right or privilage; a special quality showing excellence
perquisite, perk |
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provincial
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pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense od being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that orginated in the countryside;
a person with a narrow point of view, a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive A- cosmopolitian, catholic, broad-minded |
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simulate
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to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
feign, pretend, affect |
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transcend
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to rise above or beyond, exceed
surpass, outstrip |
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umbrage
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shade cast by trees; foilage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
irritation, pique, annoyance A- pleasure, delight, satisfaction |
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unctuous
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excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
mealymouthed, sefvile, fawning, greasy A- gruff, blunt |
