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10th Grade
09/08/2011

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Term
approbation
Definition

(noun)

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

 

synonyms: commendation, sanction

Term
assuage
Definition

(verb)

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

 

synonyms: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay

Term
coalition
Definition

(noun)

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

 

synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine

Term
decadence
Definition

(noun)

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

 

synonyms: degeneration, corruption

Term
elicit
Definition

(verb)

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

 

synonyms: call forth, evoke, extract, educe

Term
expostulate
Definition

(verb)

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

 

synonyms: protest, remonstate, complain

Term
hackneyed
Definition

(adjective)

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

 

synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny

Term
hiatus
Definition

(noun)

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

 

synonyms: pause, lacuna

Term
innuendo
Definition

(noun)

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

 

synonyms: insinuation, intimidation

Term
intercede
Definition

(verb)

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

 

synonyms: intervene, mediate

Term
jaded
Definition

(adjective)

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

 

synonyms: sated, surfeited, uncloyed

Term
lurid
Definition

(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

Term
meritorious
Definition

(adjective)

worthy, deserving recognition and praise

 

synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

Term
petulant
Definition

(adjective)

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

 

synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish

Term
prerogative
Definition

(noun)

a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

 

synonyms: perquisite, perk

Term
provincial
Definition

(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

Term
simulate
Definition

(verb)

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

 

synonyms: feign, pretend, affect

Term
transcend
Definition

(verb)

to rise above or beyond, exceed

 

synonyms: surpass, outstrip

Term
umbrage
Definition

(noun)

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

 

synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyace

Term
unctuous
Definition

(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

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