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Approbation (noun) “You were disgusted with the women who were always speaking and looking, and thinking for your approbation alone. I roused, and interested you, because I was so unlike them.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice |
Definitions- approval; commendation. Synonym- admiration, consent, bells Antonym- denial, refusal, hatred |
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Assuage (verb) “All at once we were madly, clumsily, shamelessly, agonizingly in love with each other; hopelessly, I should add, because that frenzy of mutual possession might have been assuaged only by our actually imbibing and assimilating every particle of each other's soul and flesh; "― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita |
Definition-to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: Synonym- allay, appease, alleviate Antonym- agitate, aggravate, disagree |
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Coalition (noun) “The more women help one another, the more we help ourselves. Acting like a coalition truly does produce results. Any coalition of support must also include men, many of whom care about gender inequality as much as women do.” ― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead |
Definition- a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc. Synonym- affiliation, alliance, amalgam Antonym- detachment, division, divorce |
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Decadence (noun) “America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.” ― Oscar Wilde |
Definition- the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state;deterioration; decay: Synonym- corruption, debasement, decay Antonym- ascent, decency, development |
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Elicit (verb) “Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.” ― Charles Caleb Colton |
Definition- to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: Synonym- bring out, extract, wrest Antonym- give, cover, placate |
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Expostulate (verb) “I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: "The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair." In these words he epitomized the history of the human race.” ― Bertrand Russell, Education and the Social Order |
Definition- to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: Synonym- argue, disagree Antonym- agree |
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Hackneyed (adjective) “Fifty years," I hackneyed, "is a long time.""Not when you're looking back at them," she said. "You wonder how they vanished so quickly.” ― Isaac Asimov, I, Robot |
Definition- made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: Synonym- corny, stale, threadbare Antonym- fresh, new, original |
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Hiatus (noun) “Between the approximation of the idea and the precision of reality there was a small gap of the unimaginable, and it was this hiatus that gave him no rest.” ― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being |
Definition- a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc. Synonym- interval, lapse, break Antonym- closing, closure, juncture |
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Innuendo (noun) “I do not know which to prefer,The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendos The blackbird whistling Or just after.” ― Wallace Stevens |
Definition- an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. Synonym- insinuation, allusion, aside Antonym- evidence, proof |
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Intercede (verb) “God never gives us discernment in order that we may criticize, but that we may intercede.” ― Oswald Chambers |
Definition- to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition Synonym- arbitrate, intervene, intrude Antonym- leave alone |
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Jaded (adjective) “There was a moment in my life when I really wanted to kill myself. And there was one other moment when I was close to that. . . . But even in my most jaded times, I had some hope.” ― Gerard Way |
Definition- dulled or satiated by overindulgence Synonym- bored, tired, weary Antonym- activated, fresh, unused |
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Lurid (adjective) “I could do with a bit more excess. From now on I'm going to be immoderate--and volatile--I shall enjoy loud music and lurid poetry. I shall be rampant.” ― Joanne Harris, Chocolat |
Definition- gruesome; horrible; revolting: Synonym- obscene, grim, gory Antonym- clean, delightful,dull |
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Meritorious (adjective) “Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche |
Definition- deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy Synonym- exemplary, honorable, admirable Antonym- immoral, improper |
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Petulant (adjective) “...Emma Morley wasn't such a paragon either: pretentious, petulant, lazy, speechifying, judgmental. Self-pitying, self righteous, self-important, all the selfs except self-confident, the quality that she had always needed the most.” ― David Nicholls, One Day |
Definition- moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance: Synonym- cranky, impatient, fractious Antonym- willing, cheerful, nice |
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Prerogative (noun) “It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak.” ― Neil Gaiman |
Definition- an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: Synonym- immunity, right Antonym- duty, obligation |
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Provincial (adjective) The dominant sign in that paradise of provincial frivolity was fear of the unknown.” ― Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera |
Definition- belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: Synonym- local, rural, limited Antonym- liberal, urban, modern |
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Simulate (verb) "We substituted good grammar for intellect; we switched habits to simulate maturity; we rearranged lies and called it truth, seeing in the new pattern of an old idea the Revelation and the Word.” ― Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye |
Definition- to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): Synonym- affect, mimic, replicate Antonym- destroy, face, give |
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Umbrage (noun) I took umbrage at my mother describing my boyfriend this way. John was the Lord of the Underworld. How else was he supposed to dress?” ― Meg Cabot, Underworld |
Definition- offense; annoyance; displeasure:offense; annoyance; displeasure: Synonym- anger, annoyance, chagrin Antonym- calmness, cheer, comfort |
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Unctuous (adjective) “God have pity on the smell of gasolinewhich finds its way like an armthrough a car window,more human than kerosene,more unctuous, more manly.” ― S. Jane Sloat, In the Voice of a Minor Saint |
Definition- characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug. Synonym- groveling Antonym- blunt, genuine, sincere |
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Transcend (verb) “If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. It transcends all barriers.” ― Ed Sullivan |
Definition- to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed Synonym- eclipse, transform Antonym- surrender, fall |
