Sadlier Vocab Level F Unit 1 :)

Approbation

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

• Synonyms: sanction (praise)

• Antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, censure

assuage

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

• Synonyms: mitigate, slake, allay

• Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

coalition

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

• Synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine

• Antonyms: splinter group

decadence

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

• Synonyms: degeneration, corruption

• Antonyms: rise, growth, maturation

Elicit

(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

• Synonyms: evoke, extract, educe

• Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle

Expostulate

(v.) to attempt to dissuade (discourage) someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

• Synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain

• Antonyms: agree, concede

hackneyed

(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

• Synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny

• Antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original

hiatus

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

• Synonyms: pause, lacuna

• Antonyms: continuity, continuation

innuendo

(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

• Synonyms: insinuation, intimation

• Antonyms: direct statement

intercede

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

• Synonyms: intervene, mediate

• Antonyms: stand back, ignore

jaded

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

• Synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed

• Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed

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, wholesome

meritorious

(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

• Synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

• Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible

petulant

(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

• Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish

• Antonyms: amiable, placid

prerogative

(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

• Synonyms: perquisite, perk

• Antonyms: obligation, duty

provincial

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view

• Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

• Antonyms: cosmopolitan, broad-minded

simulate

(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

• Synonyms: pretend, affect

• Antonyms: prove, authenticate

transcend

(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

• Synonyms: surpass, outstrip

• Antonyms: fail, fall short

umbrage

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

• Synonyms: irritation, pique

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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

• Synonyms: mealymouthed, fawning, greasy

• Antonyms: gruff, blunt