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Sadlier Unit 1 (10.09.2020) Flashcards

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

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Approbation

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SYNONYMS commendation, sanction

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Approbation

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ANTONYMS disapproval, condemnation, censure

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Approbation

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(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to,
appease, satisfy, quench

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Assuage

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SYNONYMS mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay

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Assuage

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ANTONYMS intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

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Assuage

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(n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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Coalition

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SYNONYMS alliance, league, federation, combine

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Coalition

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ANTONYMS splinter group

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Coalition

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

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Decadence

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SYNONYMS degeneration, corruption

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Decadence

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ANTONYMS rise, growth, development, maturation

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Decadence

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

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Elicit

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SYNONYMS call forth, evoke, extract, educe

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Elicit

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ANTONYMS repress, quash, squelch, stifle

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Elicit

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

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Expostulate

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SYNONYMS protest, remonstrate, complain

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Expostulate

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(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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Hackneyed

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SYNONYMS banal, trite, commonplace, corny

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Hackneyed

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ANTONYMS new, fresh, novel, original

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Hackneyed

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

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Hiatus

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SYNONYMS pause, lacuna

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Hiatus

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ANTONYMS continuity, continuation

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Hiatus

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

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Innuendo

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SYNONYMS insinuation, intimation

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Innuendo

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ANTONYMS direct statement

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Innuendo

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

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Intercede

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SYNONYMS intervene, mediate

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Intercede

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(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

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Jaded

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SYNONYMS sated, surfeited, cloyed

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Jaded

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ANTONYMS unspoiled, uncloyed

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Jaded

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

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Lurid

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SYNONYMS gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

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Lurid

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ANTONYMS pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

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Lurid

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(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

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Meritorious

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SYNONYMS praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

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Meritorious

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ANTONYMS blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable

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Meritorious

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(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

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Petulant

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SYNONYMS irritable, testy, waspish

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Petulant

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ANTONYMS even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable

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Petulant

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(n) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

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Prerogative

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SYNONYMS perquisite, perk

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Prerogative

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(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

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Provincial

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SYNONYMS (adj) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

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Provincial

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ANTONYMS (adj) cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded

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Provincial

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

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Simulate

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SYNONYMS feign, pretend, affect

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Simulate

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(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed

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Transcend

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SYNONYMS surpass, outstrip

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Transcend

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(n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; and overshadowing influence
or power; offense, resentment

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Umbrage

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SYNONYMS irritation, pique, annoyance

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Umbrage

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ANTONYMS pleasure, delight

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Umbrage

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

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Unctuous

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SYNONYMS mealy mouthed, servile, fawning, greasy

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Unctuous

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ANTONYMS gruff, blunt

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Unctuous

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