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20 Cards in this Set
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Approbation-
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Noun: The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise: Official approval
Synonyms: Commendation Sanction Antonyms: Disapproval Condemnation Censure |
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Assuage-
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Verb: To make easier or milder, relieve; To quiet, calm; To put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
Synonyms: Mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay Antonyms: Intensify, aggravate, exacerbate |
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Coalition-
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Noun: a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
Synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine, Antonyms: splinter group |
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Decadence-
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Noun: Decline, decay, or deterioration; A condition or period of decline or decay; Excessive self-induldgence
Synonyms: degeneration, corruption Antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation |
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Elicit-
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Verb: To draw forth, being out from some source (such as another person)
Synonyms: call forth, evoke, extract, educe Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle |
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Expostulate-
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Verb: to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
Synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain |
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Hackneyed-
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Adjective: used so often as to lack freshness or originality
Synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny Antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original |
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Hiatus-
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Noun: A gap, opening, break(in the sense of having an element missing)
Synonyms: pause, lacuna Antonyms: continuity, continuation |
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Innuendo-
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Noun: a hint, indirect suggestion or reference
Synonyms: insinuation, intimation Antonyms: direct statement *Often used in a Derogatory sense* |
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Intercede-
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Verb: to please on half of someone else; To serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
Synonyms: Intervene, immediate |
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Jaded-
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Adjective: wearied, worn-out, dulled
Synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed * In the Sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence* |
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Lurid-
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Adjective: causing shock, horror, or revulsion; Sensational; Pale or sallow in color; Terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
Synonyms: gruesome, gory, baleful, ghastly Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome |
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Meritorious-
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Adjective: worthy, deserving recognition and praise
Synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable |
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Petulant-
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Adjective: peevish, annoyed by butterflies, easily irritated and upset
Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish Antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable |
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Prerogative-
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Noun: a special right or privilege; A special quality showing excellence
Synonyms: perquisite, perk |
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Provincial-
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Adjective: pertaining to an out-lying area; local; Narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plan design that originated in the country-side
Noun: a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive Antonyms: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded |
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Simulate-
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Verb: to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
Synonyms: feign, pretend, affect |
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Transcend-
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Verb: to rise above or beyond, exceed
Synonyms: surpass, outstrip |
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Umbrage-
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Noun: Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
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Unctuous-
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Adjective- excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily, pliable
Synonyms: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy Antonyms: gruff, blunt |