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| approbation (definition)(pos) |
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| (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
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| approbation (synonyms and antonyms) |
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synonyms: commendation, sanction
antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, censure |
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| approbation (pronunciation)(sentence) |
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ap pro ba' tion
1. My broad hint that I had paid for the lessons myself brought smiles of approbation from all the judges at the piano recital. |
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| assuage (definition)(pos) |
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| (v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
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| assuage (synonyms and antonyms) |
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synonyms: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay
antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate |
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| assuage (pronunciation)(sentence) |
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as sua'ge
1. Her eyes told me that more than a few well-chose words would be neede to assuage her hurt feelings. |
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| coalition (definition)(pos) |
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| (n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
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| coalition (synonyms and antonyms) |
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synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine
antonyms: splinter group |
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| coalition (pronunciation)(sentence) |
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| decadence (definition)(pos) |
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| (n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence |
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| decadence (synonyms and antonyms) |
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synonyms: degeneration, corruption
antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation |
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| decadence (pronunciation and sentence) |
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de'c a dence
1. Some characterized her love of chocolate as decadence because she ate at least two candy bars a day. |
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| (v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
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| elicit (synonyms and antonyms) |
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synonyms: call forth, evoke, extract, educe
antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle |
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| elicit (pronunciation and sentence) |
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e' lic it
1. My attempt to elicit information over the phone was met with a barage of irrelevant recordings. |
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| expostulate (definition)(pos) |
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| (v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
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| protest, remonstrate, complain |
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| expostulate (pronunciation)(sentence) |
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ex po's tu late
1. Shakespeare's Hamlet finds it useless to expostulate with his mother for siding with his stepfather. |
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| hackneyed (definition)(pos) |
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| (adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
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| hackneyed (synonyms and antonyms) |
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synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny
antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original |
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| hackneyed (pronunciation)(sentence) |
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ha'ck neyed
1. The Great Gatsby tells a universal story without being marred by hackneyed prose. |
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| (n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
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| hiatus (synonyms and antonyms) |
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synonyms: pause, lacuna
antonyms: continuity, continuation |
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| hiatus (pronunciation)(sentence) |
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hi a' tus
1. I was awakened not by a sudden sound but by a hiatus in the din of traffic. |
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| innuendo (definition)(pos) |
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| (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
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| innuendo (synonyms and antonyms) |
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synonyms: insinuation, intimation
antonyms: direct statement |
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| innuendo (pronunciation and sentence) |
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in nu' endo
Those lacking the facts or afraid of reprisals often tarnish an enemy's reputation by use of innuendo. |
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| intercede (definition)(pos) |
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| (v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
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| synonyms: intervene, mediate |
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| intercede (pronunciation)(sentence) |
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| (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
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| jaded (synonyms and antonyms) |
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synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed
antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed |
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| jaded (pronunciation)(sentence) |
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ja' ded
1. The wilted handclasp and the fast-melting smile mark the jaded refugee from too many parties. |
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| (adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
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| lurid (synonyms and antonyms) |
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synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly
antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome |
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| lurid (pronunciation)(sentence) |
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lu' rid
1. Bright, sensational, and often lurid some old-time movie posters make today's newspaper ads look tame. |
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| meritorious (definition)(pos) |
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| (adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
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| meritorious (synonyms)(antonyms) |
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synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, deiscreditable |
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| meritorious (pronunciation)(sentence) |
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mer i to'r ious
1. Many years of meritorious service could not dissuade him from feeling that he had not chosen work that he liked. |
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