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20 Cards in this Set
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Approbation
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
Syn: commendation, sanction Ant: disapproval, comdemnation,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, satify, quench
Syn: mitigate,alleviate,slake, allay Ant: intensify,aggravate, exacerbate |
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Coalition
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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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decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
Syn: degeneration, curruption Ant: rise,growth,development, maturation |
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Elicit
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to draw forth, bring out from some source
Syn: call forth,evoke,extract, educe Ant: 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
Syn: protest,remonstrate, complain |
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Hackneyed
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality
Syn: banal,trite,commonplace, corny Ant: new,fresh,novel, original |
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Hiatus
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a gap, opening, break
Syn: pause, lacuna Ant: continuity, continuation |
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Innuendo
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
Syn: insinuation, intimation Ant: direct statement |
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Intercede
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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a thrid party or go-between in a disagreement
Syn: intervene, mediate |
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Jaded
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waeried, worn-out, dulled
Syn: sated,surfeited, cloyed Ant: 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
Syn: gruesome,gory,grisly,baleful, ghastly Ant: pleasant,attractive,appealing, wholesome |
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Meritorious
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
Syn: praiseworthy,laudable, commendable Ant: blameworthy,reprehensible, discreditable |
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Petulant
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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
Syn: irritable,testy, waspish Ant: even-tempered,placid,serene, amiable |
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Prerogative
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a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
Syn: perquisite, perk |
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Provincial
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(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;(n)a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a solider from a province or colony
Syn: (adj)narrow-minded,parochial, insular, naive Ant:(adj)cosmopolitan,catholic, broad- minded |
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Simualte
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to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
Syn: fiegn, pretend, affect |
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Transcend
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to rise above or beyond, exceed
Syn: surpass, outstrip |
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Umbrage
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shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
Syn: irritation,pique, annoyance Ant: 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
Syn: mealymouthed,servile,fawning, greasy Ant: gruff, blunt |
