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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." Leo Tolsoy
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Definition: The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval Synonym: appreciation, admiration Antonym: criticism, disapproval |
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Assuage (Verb) "Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?" Arthur Erickson
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Definition: To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench Synonym: pacify, lessen Antonym: aggravate, worry |
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Coalition (Noun) "The central con of the political coalition assembled by Ronald Reagan and maintained by his successors was that government was a common enemy." Timothy Noah |
Definition: A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose Synonym: alliance, league Antonym: detachment, divorce |
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Decadence (Noun) "An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence." Raymond Chandler |
Definition: Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence Synonym: devolution, fall Antonym: ascent, rise |
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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
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Definition: To draw forth, bring out from some source Synonym: extort, extract Antonym: give, placate |
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Expostulate (Verb) “My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time,Were nothing but to waste night, day and time. Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,I will be brief.” William Shakespeare, Hamlet
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Definition: To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning Synonym: protest, argue Antonym: agree, comply |
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Hackneyed (Adjective) "Alienation, I suppose, can't be hackneyed because it will always exist." Mike Birbigilia
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Definition: Used so often as to lack freshness or originality Synonym: corny, timeworn Antonym: new, original |
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Hiatus (Noun) "I take a hiatus every now and again, but I'm not good at that." Miley Cyrus |
Definition: A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) Synonym: interval, lapse Antonym: continuity, continuation |
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Innuendo (Noun) "I'm not hurting anybody. Comedy's all about innuendo. I'm putting it out there just like anybody else." Jeff Ross
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Definition: A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) Synonym: implication, inference Antonym: evidence, proof |
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Intercede (Verb) "Those who join the Carmelite Order are not lost totheir near and dear ones,but have been won for them, because it is our vocation to intercede to God for everyone." Edith Stein
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Definition: To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement Synonym: arbitrate, intervene Antonym: leave alone, avoid |
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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
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Definition: Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) Synonym: bored, tired Antonym: unused, fresh |
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Lurid (Adjective) "Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory, and the truth of every passion wants some pretence to make it live.” Joseph Conrad
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Definition: Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint Synonym: exaggerated, explicit Antonym: discreet, restrained |
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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 |
Definition: Worthy, deserving recognition and praise Synonym: praiseworthy, admirable Antonym: discreditable, dishonorable |
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Petulant (Adjective) "The faces of most American women over thirty are relief maps of petulant and bewildered unhappiness." F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Definition: Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset Synonym: cranky, impatient Antonym: cheerful, happy |
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Prerogative (Noun) "When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative." Francis Bacon |
Definition: A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence Synonym: immunity, perquisite Antonym: obligation, duty |
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Provincial (Adjective) (Noun) "Berlin is like being abroad in Germany. It's German, but not provincial." Claudia Schiffer
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Definition: (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 soldier from a province or colony Synonyms: regional, hillbilly Antonyms: national, sophisticate |
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Simulate (Verb) "All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim six individual events, as opposed to what I elected to do, which was four." Mark Spitz
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Definition: To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of Synonyms: replicate, duplicate Antonyms: real, original |
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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
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Definition: To rise above or beyond, exceed Synonyms: beat, eclipse Antonyms: fall, surrender |
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Umbrage (Noun) "Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health andwho habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion,jealousy and hatred, as a rule take umbrage at those who refuse to do likewise,and they find a perverted relief in trying to denigrate them." Johannes Brahms
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Definition: Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion Synonyms: anger, annoyance Antonyms: cheer, delight |
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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 |
Definition: Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity Synonyms: groveling, ingratiating Antonyms: blunt, genuine |
