Units 1-3 Synonyms Flashcards by Jenna B

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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

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amend, better

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ameliorate

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composure, self-possession, levelheadedness

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aplomb

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inflated, highfalutin, pretentious

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bombastic

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green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

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callow

balderdash, tommyrot, slaver

drivel

abstract, digest, archetype

epitome

entreat, implore, adjure

exhort

encroach, impinge, intrude

infringe

cozy up to, curry favor with

ingratiate

trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

interloper

immanent, organic

intrinsic

harangue, remonstrate

inveigh

fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

lassitude

chiliad, golden age

millenium

esoteric, abstruse, arcane

occult

provoke, produce, reckless, impetous

precipitate

stern, rigorous, tough, urgent

stringent

infer, gather, inference, presumption

surmise

loathe, abhor, despise, detest

abominate

adaptation

acculturation

extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous

adventitious

impute, credit

ascribe

indirect, meandering, winding

circuitous

feel sorry for, empathize

commiserate

bid, charge, adjure

enjoin

accelerate, facilitate, speed up

expedite

redeem, make amends for, make reparation

expiate

commotion, turmoil, unrest

ferment

accidental

inadvertent

titular, inconsequential

nominal

cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest

noncommittal

defraud, misappropriate

peculate

penchant, propensity

proclivity

poise, self-assurance, equanimity

sangfroid

mutinous, rebellious, subversive

seditious

flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy

tenuous

withering, acerbic, mordant

vitriolic

inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk

wheedle