English IIII Unit 1 Sadlier

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approbation

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval S: commendation, sanction A: 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 S: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay A: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

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coalition

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose S: alliance, league, federation, combine A: splinter group

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decadence

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

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elicit

(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) S; call forth, evoke, extract, educe A: repress, quash, squelch, stifle

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expostulate

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

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hackneyed

(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality S: banal, trite, commonplace, corny A: new, fresh, novel (new), original

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hiatus

(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) S: pause, lacuna (a gap or pause) A: continuity, continuation

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innuendo

(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) S: insinuation, intimidation A: 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 S: intervene, mediate

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jaded

(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) S: sated, surfeited, cloyed A: 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 S: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly A: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

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meritorious

(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise S: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable A: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable

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petulant

(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset S: irritable, testy, waspish A: even-tempered, placid, serence, amiable

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prerogative

(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence S: prerequisite, 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 S: (adj.) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive A: (adj.) cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded

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simulate

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

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transcend

(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed S: 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 S: irritation, pique, annoyance A: 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 S: mealy-mouthed, servile, fawning, greasy A: gruff, blunt

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