(noun)

the expression of approval or favorable opinon, praise; offical approval

synonyms: commendation, sanction

(verb)

to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

synonyms: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay

(noun)

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine

(noun)

decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

synonyms: degeneration, corruption

(verb)

to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

synonyms: call forth, evoke, extract, educe

(verb)

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

synonyms: protest, remonstate, complain

(adjective)

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny

(noun)

a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

synonyms: pause, lacuna

(noun)

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

synonyms: insinuation, intimidation

(verb)

to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

synonyms: intervene, mediate

(adjective)

wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

synonyms: sated, surfeited, uncloyed

(adjective)

causing shock, horror, or revulstion; sensational; pale or shallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

(adjective)

worthy, deserving recognition and praise

synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

(adjective)

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish

(noun)

a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

synonyms: perquisite, perk

(adjective)

pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook; countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside

(noun)

a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

(verb)

to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

synonyms: feign, pretend, affect

(verb)

to rise above or beyond, exceed

synonyms: surpass, outstrip

(noun)

shade cast by trees; foilage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyace

(adjective)

excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety' fatty, oily; pliable

synonyms: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy