F Unit 1 Vocab

English II

approbation

syn: sanction

ant: disapproval, condemnation, censure

approbation

syn: sanction

ant: disapproval, condemnation, censure

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

assuage

syn: mitigate, slake, allay

ant: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfry, quench

coalition

syn: alliance, league, federation, combine

ant: splinter group

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

decadence

syn: degeneration, corruption

ant: rise, growth, maturation

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

elicit

syn: evoke, extract, educe

ant: repress, quash, squelch, stifle

to draw forth, bring out from some source

expostulate

syn: protest, remonstrate, complain

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

hackneyed

syn: banal, trite, commonplace, corny

ant: new, fresh, novel, original

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

hiatus

syn: pause, lacuna

ant: continuity, continuation

a gap, opening, break

innuendo

syn: insinuation, intimation

ant: direct statement

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

intercede

syn: intervene, mediate

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

jaded

syn: sated, surfeited, cloyed

ant: unspoiled, uncloyed

wearied, worn-out, dulled

lurid

syn: gruesome, gory, baleful, ghastly

ant: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

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

meritorious

syn: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

ant: blameworthy, reprehensible

worthy, deserving recognition and praise

petulant

syn: irritable, testy, waspish

ant: amiable, placid

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

prerogative

syn: perquisite, perk

a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

provincial

syn: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

ant: cosmopolitan, broad-minded

(adj) pertaining to an outlying area; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple plain design that originated in the countryside

provincial

syn: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

ant: cosmopolitan, broad-minded

(n) a person with a narrow pov; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

simulate

syn: pretend, affect

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

transcend

syn: surpass, outstrip

(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed

umbrage

syn: irritation, pique

ant: pleasure, delight, satisfaction

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

unctuous

syn: mealymouthed, fawning, greasy

ant: gruff, blunt

excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable