Level F Unit 1 approbation n the expression of approval or favorable opinion praise official approval Synonyms commendation sanction Antonyms disapproval condemnation censure assuage ID: 403849
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Am Lit Vocabulary
Level F, Unit 1Slide2
approbation
(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
Synonyms: commendation, sanction
Antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, censureSlide3
assuage
(v.) 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, exacerbateSlide4
coalition
(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
Synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine
Antonyms: splinter groupSlide5
decadence
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
Synonyms: degeneration, corruption
Antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturationSlide6
elicit
(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
Synonyms: call forth, evoke, extract, educe
Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifleSlide7
expostulate
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
Synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complainSlide8
hackneyed
(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
Synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny
Antonyms: new, fresh, novel, originalSlide9
hiatus
(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
Synonyms: pause, lacuna
Antonyms: continuity, continuationSlide10
innuendo
(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
Synonyms: insinuation, intimation
Antonym: direct statementSlide11
intercede
(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
Synonyms: intervene, mediateSlide12
jaded
(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
Synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed
Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyedSlide13
lurid
(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
Synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly
Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesomeSlide14
meritorious
(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
Synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditableSlide15
petulant
(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish
Antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiableSlide16
prerogative
(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
Synonyms: perquisite, perkSlide17
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, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; or from an outlying
areas; a soldier from a province or colony
Synonyms: (adj.) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naïve
Antonyms: (adj.) cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-mindedSlide18
simulate
(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
Synonyms: feign, pretend, affectSlide19
transcend
(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed
Synonyms: surpass, outstripSlide20
umbrage
(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
Synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyance
Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfactionSlide21
unctuous
(adj.) 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