Unit 1 Synonyms Flashcards
1
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Sanction
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Approbation
2
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Mitigat, slake, allay
A
Assuage
3
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Alliance, league, federation, combine
A
Coalition
4
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Degeneration, corruption
A
Decadence
5
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Evoke, extract, educe
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Elicit
6
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Protest, remonstrate, complain
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Expostulate
7
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Banal, trite, commonplace, corny
A
Hackneyed
8
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Pause, lacuna
A
Hiatus
9
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Insinuation, intimation,
A
Innuendo
10
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Intervene, mediate
A
Intercede
11
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Sated, surfeited, cloyed
A
Jaded
12
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Gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly
A
Lurid
13
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Praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
A
Meritorious
14
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Irritable, testy, waspish
A
Petulant
15
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Perquisite, perk
A
Prerogative
16
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Narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive
A
Provincial
17
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Pretend, affect
A
Simulate
18
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Surpass, outstrip
A
Transcend
19
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Irritation, pique
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Umbrage
20
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Mealymouthed, fawning, greasy
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Unctuous