Vocab 1 F Flashcards by TungLam Nguyen | Brainscape

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syn. sanction

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Approbation

(approval)

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Condemnation, censure

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Ant. 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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rise, growth, maturation

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ant. decadence

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quash, squelch

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ant. 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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new, fresh, novel, original

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ant. hackneyed

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pause, lacuna

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hiatus

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continuation, continuity

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ant. hiatus

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insinuation, intimation

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innuendo

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direct statement

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ant. innuendo

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intervene, mediate

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intercede

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sated, surfeteid, cloyed

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jaded

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unspoiled, uncloyed

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ant. jaded

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gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

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lurid

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pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

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ant. lurid

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praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

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meritorious

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reprehensible

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ant. meritorious

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irritable, testy, waspish

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petulant

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placid

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ant. petulant

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perquisite, perk

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perogative

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narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

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provincial

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cosmopolitan

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ant, 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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pleasure, delight, satisfaction

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ant, umbrage

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mealymouthed, fawning, greasy

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unctuous

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