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Approbation (Noun) The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God. By Leo Tolstoy |
The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval Synonym: acceptance, esteem Antonym: criticism, hate |
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Assuage (Verb) Every hand and every hour should be devoted to rescue the world from its insanity of guilt, and to assuage the pangs of human hearts with balm and anodyne. To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike. Horace Mann |
To make easier or milder; to satisfy or put an end to Synonym: relieve, ease Antonym: intensify, aggravate |
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Coalition (Noun) But for 30 years, Orthodox leaders have tipped the balance between hawks and doves, and have been in a position to determine who forms a coalition and who runs the country. Amos Oz |
A combination, union for some specific person Synonym: Club, union Antonyms: disassociation, segregation |
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Decadence (Noun) Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they do not yet understand or which seems to differ from their moral concepts. Ernest Hemingway |
Decline, Decay; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence Synonym: Corruption, gluttony Antonym: humility, morality |
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Elicit (Verb) A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good. Bhumibol Adulyadej |
To draw forth Synonym: badger, extract Antonym: repress, cover |
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Expostulate (Verb) My liege, and madam, to expostulate. What majesty should be, what duty is. William Shakespeare |
To attempt to dissuade by earnest reasoning Synonym: protest. persuade Antonym: give in, allow |
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Hackneyed (Adjective) A man must serve his time to every trade Save censurecritics all are ready made. Take hackneyed jokes from Miller, got by rote, With just enough of learning to misquote. Rochdale |
Used to often as to lack freshness or originality Synonym: Basic, cliché Antonym: Fresh, unique |
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Hiatus (Noun) I take a hiatus every now and again, but I'm not good at that. Miley Cyrus |
A gap, opening (in the sense of having an element missing) Synonym: pause, break Antonym: continuation, persistent |
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Innuendo (Noun) Contrary to many of the rumors and innuendo in circulation, I wholeheartedly believe that Obama views Israel's security as absolute. Edgar Brofman |
A hint, indirect suggestion Synonym: allusion, implication Antonym: evidence, proof |
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Intercede (Verb) We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer. If we are true intercessors, we must be ready to take part in God’s work on behalf of the people for whom we pray.Corrie ten Boom |
To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a go between in a disagreement Synonym: advocate, intervene Antonym: ignore, leave alone |
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Jaded (Adjective) I suppose there are a lot of reasons to be jaded or sarcastic or bitter in life, but I hang on to the reasons why life is beautiful. Kelly O Hara |
Wearied (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) Synonym: mellow, bored |
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Lurid (Adjective) "Are you quite through with your lurid comments and wicked amusements?" Virginia Aird |
Causing shock; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint Synonym: ashen, livid Antonym: clean, humble |
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Meritorious (Adjective) I think the minority students that we admit to Harvard are every bit as meritorious as the white students that we admit. Derek Bok |
Worthy Synonym: admirable, choice Antonym: corrupt, immoral |
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Petulant (Adjective) Great allowances ought to be made for the petulance of persons laboring under ill-health. Samuel Richardson |
Annoyed by trifles; easily irritated or upset Synonym: grouchy, irritable |
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Prerogative (noun) Though man a thinking being is defined, Few use the grand prerogative of mind. How few think justly of the thinking few! How many never think, who think they do! Jane Taylor. |
A special right or privilege; special quality showing excellence Synonym: advantage, authority Antonym: duty, obligation |
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Provincial (Adjective) I'm a provincial. I live very much like a hermit: reading, listening to music, working in the cutting room, writing, commercial work - which doesn't take up that much time. Orson Welles |
Pertaining to An outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook; countrified in the sense of being limited of backward; (n) a person with a narrow view; a person from an outlying area: a soldier from a province or colony Synonym: Limited, countrified Antonym: liberal, modern |
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Simulate (Verb) There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not. Francois de La Rochefoucauld |
To make a pretense of; to show outer signs of Synonym: bluff, act Antonym: genuine, reality |
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Transcend (Verb) Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant. Richard Attias |
To rise above or beyond, exceed Synonym: beat, outrival Antonym: fail, lose |
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Umbrage (Noun) Beauteous the fleet before the gale; Beauteous the multitudes in mail, Rank'd arms and crested heads: Beauteous the garden's umbrage mild, Walk, water, meditated wild, And all the bloomy beds. Christopher Smart |
Shade cast by trees; overshadowing influence o power; offense: resentment: a vague suspicion Synonym: anger, annoyance Antonym: happiness, pleasure |
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Unctuous (Adjective) A great fig should look like it's just about to burst its skin. When squeezed lightly it should give a little and not spring back. It must be almost unctuously sweet, soft and wet. Yotam Ottolenghi |
Excessively smooth or smug: trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness: oily: pliable Synonym: groveling, servile Antonym: blunt, honest |
