lit vocab unit 1 Flashcards
syn-sanction
ant- disapproval, condemnation, censure
approbation
approbation
(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
assauge
(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
syn- mitigate, slake, allay
ant- intensify, aggravate, exacerbate
assuage
coalition
(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
syn- alliance, league, federation, combine
ant- splinter group
coalition
decadence
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
syn- degeneration, corruption
ant- rise, growth, maturation
decadence
elicit
(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
syn- evoke, extract, educe
ant- repress, quash, squelch, stifle
elicit
expostulate
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
syn- protest, remonstrate, complain
expostulate
hackneyed
(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
syn- banal, trite, commonplace, corny
ant- new, fresh, novel, original
hackneyed
hiatus
(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
syn- pause, lacuna
ant- continuity, continuation
hiatus
innuendo
(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
syn- insinuation, intimation
ant- direct statement
innuendo
intercede
(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
syn- intervene, mediate
intercede
jaded
(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
syn- sated, surfeited, cloyed
ant- unspoiled, uncloyed
jaded
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
lurid
meritorious
(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
syn- praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
ant- blameworthy, reprehesible
meritorious
petulant
(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
syn- irritable, testy, waspish
ant- amiable, placid
petulant
prerogative
(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing exellence
syn- perquisite, perk
prerogative
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
syn- (adj.) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive
ant- (adj.) cosmopolitan, broad-minded
provincial
simulate
(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
syn- pretend, affect
simulate
transcend
(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed
syn- surpass, outstrip
transcend
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
umbrage
unctuous
(adj.) excessively smooth or smug trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
syn- mealymouthed, fawning, greasy
ant- gruff, blunt
unctuous
