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approbation
- (N)
- the expression of approval or favorable opinion praise; official approval
- syn:commendation, sanction
- ant: disapproval, condemnation, censure
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assuage
- (V)
- to make easier, milder, relieve, to quiet, calm: to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
- syn: mitigate, alleviate,slake, allay
- ant: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate
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coalition
- (N)
- a combination, union or merger for some specific purpose
- syn:alliance, league, federation, combine
- ant:splinter group
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decadence
- (N)
- decline, decay or deteioration: a condition or period of decline or decay: excessive self indulgence
- syn: degeneration, corruption
- ant:rise, growth, development, maturation
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elicit
- (V)
- to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
- syn: call forth, evoke, extract, educe
- ant: repress, quash, squelch, stifle
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expostulate
- (V)
- to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
syn: protest, remonstrate, complain
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hackneyed
- (adj)
- used so often as to lack freshness or originality
- syn: banal, trite, commonplace, corny
- ant:new, fresh, novel, orginal
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hiatus
- (n)
- a gap, opening, break( in the sense of having an element missing)
- syn: pause, lacuna
- ant: continuity, continuation
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innuendo
- (n)
- a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
- syn: insinuation, intimation
- ant: direct statement
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intercede
- (v)
- to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
syn: intervene, mediate
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jaded
- (adj)
- wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satisfied by excessive indulgence)
- syn: sated, surfeited, cloyed
- ant: unspoiled, uncloyed
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lurid
- (adj)
- causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
- syn; gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly
- ant:pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome
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meritorious
- (adj)
- worthy, deserving recognition and praise
- syn: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
- ant: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable
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petulant
- (adj)
- peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
- syn: irritable, testy, waspish
- ant: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable
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prerogative
- (n)
- a special privilege; a special quality showing excellence
syn: perquiste, perk
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provinical
- (adj)
- pertaining to an outlying area, local; narrow in mind or outlook, sense in being limited or backward; of a simple, plain design that orginated in the countryside
- (n)
- a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area, a soldier from a province or colony
- syn: narrow minded, parochial, insular, naive
- ant: cosmopolitan, catholic, broadminded
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simulate
- (v)
- to make a pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of
syn: feign, pretend, affect
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transcend
- (V)
- to rise above or beyond: exceed
syn: surpass, outstrip
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umbrage
- (n)
- shade cast by trees, foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
- syn: irritation, pique, annoyance
- ant: pleasure, delight, satisfaction
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unctuous
- (adj)
- excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to gave an impression of earnestness, sincerity or piety; fatty, oily, pliable
- syn: servile fawning, greasy
- ant: gruff, blunt
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