Vocabulary Level F Unit 1 approbation n the expression of approval or favorable opinion praise official approval Syn commendation sanction Ant disapproval condemnation censure assuage ID: 761189
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Vocabulary Level F Unit 1
approbation (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approvalSyn : commendation, sanctionAnt: disapproval, condemnation, censure
assuage (v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench Syn: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay Ant: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate
coalition (n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purposeSyn : alliance, league, federation, combineAnt: splinter group
decadence (n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgenceSyn : degeneration, corruptionAnt: rise, growth, development, maturation
elicit ( v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)Syn: call forth, evoke, extract, educe Ant: repress, quash, squelch, stifle
expostulate (v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoningSyn : protest, remonstrate, complain
hackneyed (adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originalitySyn: banal, trite, commonplace, corny Ant: new, fresh, novel, original
hiatus(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) Syn: pause, lacunaAnt: continuity, continuation
innuendo(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense Syn: insinuation, intimation Ant: direct statement
intercede(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement Syn: intervene, mediate
jaded(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) Syn: sated, surfeited, cloyedAnt: unspoiled, uncloyed
lurid (adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraintSyn: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly Ant: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome
meritorious (adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praiseSyn: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable Ant: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable
petulant(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upsetSyn: irritable, testy, waspish Ant: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable
prerogative(n.) special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence Syn: perquisite, perk
provincial (adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple and 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 Syn: (adj.) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naïveAnt: (adj.) cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded
simulate(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of Syn: feign, pretend, affect
transcend(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceedSyn: surpass, outstrip
umbrage (n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicionSyn: irritation, pique, annoyance Ant: pleasure, delight, satisfaction
unctuous(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression or earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable Syn: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy Ant: gruff, blunt