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approbation
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(n): the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
syn: commendation, sanction ant: disapproval, condemnation, censure |
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assuage
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(v): to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
syn: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay ant: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate |
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coalition
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(n): a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
syn: alliance, league, federation, combine ant: splinter group |
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decadence
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(n): decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
syn: degeneration, corruption ant: rise, growth, development, maturation |
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elicit
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(v): to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
ant: call forth, evoke, extract, educe syn: repress, quash, squelch, stifle |
