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approbation (noun) One of the things about elites is that they only care about the approbation of the members of their own elites. |
approval; commendation syn: admiration; approval ant: denial; disagreement |
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assuage (verb) Remind me again, how is that supposed to assuage the irritation of recently laid-off employees? |
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate syn: alleviate; apease ant: aggravate; agitate |
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coalition (noun) If some members of the coalition are taking, other members of the coalition will demand a take too. |
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc. syn: partnership; league ant: enemy |
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decadence (noun) Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence. |
the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay syn: degeneration; retrogression ant: growth |
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elicit (verb) Quite apart from being mean, this could almost be calculated to elicit the maximum amount of righteous anger on the left. |
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke syn: evoke; extort ant: give; soothe |
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expostulate (verb) I expostulated with him in vain. |
express strong disapproval or disagreement. syn: remonstrate with ant: agree with |
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hackneyed (adj) My grandpa is always saying hackneyed old sayings. |
lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite. syn: overused, overdone, ant: rare; new |
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hiatus (Noun) There was a brief hiatus in the war with France. |
a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process. syn: pause, break any: continus |
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innuendo (Noun) She's always making sly innuendoes. |
an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. syn: insinuation, suggestion ant: praise |
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intercede (verb) I begged him to intercede for Theresa, but he never did a thing. |
intervene on behalf of another. syn: mediate, intermediate ant: disrupt |
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jaded (adj) Cafe Brazil has meals to tempt the most jaded appetites. |
tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something. syn: surfeited ant: encouraged, awake |
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lurid (adj) Whenever I frost a cake I use very lurid colors. |
very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect. synonyms: bright, brilliant ant: dull |
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meritorious (adj) The veteran received a medal for meritorious conduct. |
deserving reward or praise. syn: praiseworthy, laudable ant: unjust |
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petulant (adj) He was moody and petulant. |
childishly sulky or bad-tempered. syn: peevish, bad-tempered ant: well behaved |
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prerogative (noun) Owning an automobile was still the prerogative of the rich in India. |
a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. syn: entitlement, right ant: restriction |
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provincial (adj) They are hosting provincial elections. |
of or concerning a province of a country or empire. syn nonmetropolitan, ant: international |
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simulate (verb) Red ocher intended to simulate blood. |
imitate the appearance or character of. syn: mock, resembles ant: different |
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umbrage (noun) She took umbrage at his remarks. |
offense or annoyance. syn: take offense ant: give thanks |
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unctuous (adj) He seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way. |
excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily. syn: fawning ant: annoying |
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transcend (verb) The boy transcended his friends by doing the extra credit. |
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: syn:outstrip ant: remain the same |
