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5923695491approbation(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval synonyms: sanction antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, censure0
5923695492assuage(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench synonyms: mitigate, slake, allay antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate1
5923695493coalition(n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine antonyms: splinter, group2
5923695494decadence(n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence synonyms: degeneration, corruption antonyms: rise, growth, maturation3
5923695495elicit(v) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) synonyms: evoke, extract, educe antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle4
5923695496exposulate(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain5
5923695497hackneyed(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original6
5923695498hiatus(n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) synonyms: pause, lacuna antonyms: continuity, continuation7
5923695499innuendo(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) synonyms: insinuation, intimation antonyms: direct statement8
5923695500intercede(v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement synonyms: intervene, mediate9
5923695501jaded(adj) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed10
5923695502lurid(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; place or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome11
5923695503meritorious(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible12
5923695504petulant(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish antonyms: amiable, placid13
5923695505prerogative(n) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence synonyms: perquisite, perk14
5923695506provincial(adj) 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; (n) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or country synonyms; (adj) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naïve antonyms; (adj) cosmopolitan, broad-minded15
5923695507simulate(v) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of synonyms: pretend, affect16
5923695508transcend(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed synonyms: surpass, outstrip17
5923695509umbrage(n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion synonyms: irritation, pique antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction18
5923695510unctuous(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable synonyms: mealy-mouthed, fawning, greasy antonyms: gruff, blunt19

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