provinical
(adj) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or in 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: (adj.) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive Ant: (adj.) cosmopolitan, catholis, broad-minded
simulate
(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
Syn: pretend, affect
transcend
(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed
Syn: surpass, outstrip
umbrage
(n.) Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
Syn: irritation, pique Ant: pleasure, delight, satisfaction
unctuous
(adj.) Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
Syn: greasy, fawny, mealymouthed Ant: gruff, blunt
approbation
(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
Syn: sanction Ant: censure, disapproval, condemnation
assuage
(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
Syn: slake, mitigate, allay Ant: intensify, aggravate, excaberate
coalition
(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
Syn: alliance, league, combine, federation Ant: splinter group
decadence
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
Syn: corruption, degeneration Ant: rise, growth, maturation
jaded
(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
Syn: sated, surfeited, cloyed Ant: unspoiled, uncloyed
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
meritorious
(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
Syn: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable Ant: blameworthy, reprehensible
prerogative
(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
Syn: perk, privilege
elicit
(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
Syn: evoke, educe, extract Ant: repress, quash, squelch, stifle
expostulate
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
Syn: protest, complain, remonstrate
hackneyed
(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
Syn: banal, trite, corny, commonplace Ant: new, fresh, novel, original
hiatus
(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
Syn: pause, lacuna Ant: continuity, continuation
innuendo
(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
Syn: insinuation, intimation Ant: direct statement
intercede
(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
Syn: mediate, intervene
petulant
peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
Syn: waspish, testy, irritable Ant: placid, amiable
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