Vocab List 1, synonyms and antonyms

Question 1

Approbation S&A

Answer 1

Commendation, sanction

Disapproval, condemnation

Question 2

Assuage S&A

Answer 2

Mitigate, alleviate

Intensify, exacerbate, aggravate

Question 3

Coalition S&A

Answer 3

Alliance, league, combine

Splinter group

Question 4

Decadence S&A

Answer 4

Degeneration, corruption

Rise, growth, development, maturation

Question 5

Elicit S&A

Answer 5

Call forth, evoke, extract

Repress, squelch, stifle

Question 6

Expostulate S

Answer 6

Protest, remonstrate, complain

Question 7

Hackneyed S&A

Answer 7

Trite, corny, commonplace

New, original, fresh, novel

Question 8

Hiatus S&A

Answer 8

Pause

Continuity

Question 9

Innuendo S&A

Answer 9

Insinuation

Direct statement

Question 10

Intercede S

Answer 10

Intervene, mediate

Question 11

Jaded S&A

Answer 11

Sated, surfeited

Unspoiled

Question 12

Lurid S&A

Answer 12

Gruesome, gory, ghastly, wholesome

Pleasant, attractive, appealing

Question 13

Meritorious S&A

Answer 13

Praiseworthy, commendable

Blameworthy, reprehensible

Question 14

Petulant S&A

Answer 14

Testy, irritable

Serene, placid

Question 15

Prerogative S

Answer 15

Perk

Question 16

Provincial S&A

Answer 16

Narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

Cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded

Question 17

Simulate S

Answer 17

Pretend, feign, fake

Question 18

Transcend S

Answer 18

Surpass, outstrip

Question 19

Umbrage S&A

Answer 19

Irritation, annoyance

Pleasure, delight, satisfaction

Question 20

Unctuous S&A

Answer 20

Fawning, greasy

Gruff, blunt