Unit 1 Synonyms Flashcards by Jenna B | Brainscape

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sanction

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approbation

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mitigate, slake, allay

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assuage

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alliance, league, federation, combine

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coalition

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degeneration, corruption

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decadence

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evoke, extract, educe

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elicit

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protest, remonstrate, complain

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expostulate

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banal, trite, commonplace, corny

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hackneyed

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pause, lacuna

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hiatus

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insinuation, intimation

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innuendo

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intervene, mediate

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intercede

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sated, surfeited, cloyed

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jaded

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gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

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lurid

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praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

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meritorious

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irritable, testy, waspish

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petulant

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perquisite, perk

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prerogative

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narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

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provincial

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pretend, affect

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simulate

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surpass, outstrip

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transcend

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irritation, pique

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umbrage

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mealymouthed, fawning, greasy

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unctuous