Sadlier Level F - Unit 1

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approbation
(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

SYN: commendation, sanction

ANT: disapproval, condemnation, censure
(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

SYN: commendation, sanction 

ANT: disapproval, condemnation, censure
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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
(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
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coalition
(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

SYN: alliance, league, federation, combine

ANT: splinter group
(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

SYN: alliance, league, federation, combine 

ANT: splinter group
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decadence
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

SYN: degeneration, corruption

ANT: rise, growth, development, maturation
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

SYN: degeneration, corruption 

ANT: rise, growth, development, maturation
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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
(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

SYN: call forth, evoke, extract, educe 

ANT: repress, quash, squelch, stifle
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expostulate
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

SYN: protest, remonstrate, complain
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

SYN: protest, remonstrate, complain
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hackneyed
(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

SYN: banal, trite, commonplace, corny

ANT: new, fresh, novel, original
(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

SYN: banal, trite, commonplace, corny 

ANT: new, fresh, novel, original
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hiatus
(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

SYN: pause, lacuna

ANT: continuity, continuation
(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

SYN: pause, lacuna 

ANT: continuity, continuation
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innuendo
(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

SYN: insinuation, intimation

ANT: direct statement
(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

SYN: insinuation, intimation 

ANT: direct statement
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intercede
(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

SYN: intervene, mediate
(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

SYN: intervene, mediate
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jaded
(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

SYN: sated, surfeited, cloyed

ANT: unspoiled, uncloyed
(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

SYN: sated, surfeited, cloyed 

ANT: unspoiled, uncloyed
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lurid
(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

SYN: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

ANT: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome
(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

SYN: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly 

ANT: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome
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meritorious
(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

SYN: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

ANT: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable
(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

SYN: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable 

ANT: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable
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petulant
(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

SYN: irritable, testy, waspish

ANT: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable
(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

SYN: irritable, testy, waspish 

ANT: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable
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prerogative
(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

SYN: perquisite, perk
(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

SYN: perquisite, perk
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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; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

SYN: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

ANT: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded
(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

SYN: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

ANT: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded
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simulate
(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

SYN: feign, pretend, affect
(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

SYN: feign, pretend, affect
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transcend
(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

SYN: surpass, outstrip
(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

SYN: surpass, outstrip
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umbrage
(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

SYN: irritation, pique, annoyance

ANT: pleasure, delight, satisfaction
(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

SYN: irritation, pique, annoyance

ANT: pleasure, delight, satisfaction
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unctuous
(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

SYN: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy

ANT: gruff, blunt
(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

SYN: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy

ANT: gruff, blunt