Vocabulary Unit 1 - Workshop Level F

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1. approbation

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

Synonyms (approbation)

sanction

Antonyms (approbation)

disapproval, condemnation, censure

2. assuage

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

Synonyms (assuage)

mitigate, slake, allay

Antonyms (assuage)

intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

3. coalition

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

Synonyms (coalition)

alliance, league, federation, combine

Antonyms (coalition)

splinter group

4. decadence

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

Synonyms (decadence)

degeneration, corruption

Antonyms (decadence)

rise, growth, maturation

5. elicit

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

Synonyms (elicit)

evoke, extract, educe

Antonyms (elicit)

repress, quash, squelch, stife

6. expostulate

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

Synonyms (expostulate)

protest, remonstrate, complain

7. hackneyed

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

Synonyms (hackneyed)

banal, trite, commonplace, corny

Antonyms (hackneyed)

new, fresh, novel, original

8. hiatus

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

Synonyms (hiatus)

pause, lacuna

Antonyms (hiatus)

continuity, continuation

9. innuendo

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

Synonyms (innuendo)

insinuation, intimation

Antonym (innuendo)

direct statement

10. intercede

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

Synonyms (intercede)

intervene, mediate

11. jaded

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

Synonyms (jaded)

sated, surfeited, cloyed

Antonyms (jaded)

unspoiled, uncloyed

12. lurid

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

Synonyms (lurid)

gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

Antonyms (lurid)

pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

13. meritorious

(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Synonyms (meritorious)

praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

Antonyms (meritorious)

blameworthy, reprehensible

14. petulant

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

Synonyms (petulant)

irritable, testy, waspish

Antonyms (petulant)

amiable, placid

15. prerogative

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

Synonyms (prerogative)

perquisite, perk

16. provincial

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrifed 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

Synonyms (provincial)

(adj.) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

Antonyms (provincial)

(adj.) cosmopolitan, broad-minded

17. simulate 

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

Synonyms (simulate)

pretend, afect

18. transcend

(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

Synonyms (transcend)

surpass, outsrip

19. umbrage

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

Synonyms (umbrage)

irritation, pique

Antonyms

pleasure, delight, satisfaction

20. 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

gruf, blunt