Vocab Unit 1

approbation

the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

synonyms: sanction

antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, censure

assuage

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

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine

antonyms: splinter group

decadence

decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

synonyms: degeneration, corruption

antonyms: rise, growth, maturation

elicit

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

synonyms: evoke, extract, educe

anonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle

expostulate

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain

hackneyed

used so often as lack freshness or originality

synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny

antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original

hiatus

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

synonyms: pause, lacuna

antonyms: continuity, continuation

innuendo

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference