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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
Syn: Commendation Ant: Censure, Condemnation |
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Assuage
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To make easier or milder; relieve; satisfy; quench
Syn: Alleviate, mitigate Ant: Intensify, aggravate |
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Coalition
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A combination, union, or merger
Syn: alliance Ant: Splinter group |
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decadence
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Decline, decay; excessive indulgence
Syn: corruption Ant: Maturation |
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elicit
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to draw forth
Syn: extract, educe Ant: repress, stifle |
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expostulate
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dissuade
Syn: protest remonstrate, complain |
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hackneyed
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corny, banal, lacks originality
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hiatus
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A gap or opening (something's missing)
Syn: pause, lacuna Ant: continuation |
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innuendo
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hint, indirect suggestion, 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 third party
Syn: intervene or mediate |
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jaded
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wearied, worn-out, dulled by excessive indulgence
Syn: sated, surfeited, cloyed Ant: unspoiled |
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lurid
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; pale in color
Syn: gruesome, baleful, ghastly Ant: pleasant, appealing, wholesome |
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meritorious
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worthy, deserving recognition and praise
Syn: commendable, laudable, Ant: reprehensible, discreditable |
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petulant
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peevish, easily annoyed
Syn: waspish, irritable |
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prerogative
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special right or privilege
Syn: prerequisite. perk |
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provincial
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narrow-minded
Syn: parochial, insular, naive |
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simulate
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to make pretense of; imitate
syn: pretend, feign |
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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; offense or resentment
Syn: irritation, pique, annoyance |
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unctuous
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excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to appear earnest
Syn: servile, greasy, fawning Ant: gruff, blunt |
