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1. approbation (n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise;
official approval
SYNONYMS: commendation, sanction2. assuage (v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an
end to, appease, satisfy, quench
SYNONYMS: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay3. coalition (n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
SYNONYMS: alliance, league, federation, combine
4. decadence (n)deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay;excessive self-indulgence
SYNONYMS: degeneration; corruption
5. elicit (v) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another
person)
SYNONYMS: call forth, evoke, extract, educe
6. expostulate (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or
decision by earnest reasoning
SYNONYMS:protest, remonstrate, complain7. hackneyed (adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
SYNONYMS: banal, trite, commonplace, corny8. hiatus (n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element
missing)
SYNONYMS: pause, lacuna9. innuendo(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a
derogatory sense)
SYNONYMS: insinuation, intimation
10. intercede (v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third partyor go-between in a disagreement
SYNONYMS:
intervene, mediate11. jaded (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated byexcessive indulgence)
SYNONYMS: taskmaster, slave driver
12. lurid (adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale orsallow in color; terrible in intensity or lack of restraint
SYNONYMS: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly
13. meritorious (adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
SYNONYMS: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable14. petulant (adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
SYNONYMS: irritable, testy, waspish
15. prerogative (n) a special right or privilege; a special quality showingexcellence
SYNONYMS: prerequisite, perk
16. provincial (adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind;countrified in the sense of being limited and backward
SYNONYMS: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, nave
17. simulate (v) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
SYNONYMS: feign, pretend, affect
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18. transcend (v) to rise above or beyond, exceed
SYNONYMS: surpass, outstrip
19. umbrage (n) shade cast of trees; foliage giving shade; offense;resentment; vague suspicion
SYNONYMS: irritation, pique, annoyance
20. unctuous (adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give animpression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety
SYNONYMS: servile, fawning
21. ameliorate (verb) - to improve
22. aplomb (noun) - self confidence
23. bombastic (adj.) - pompous, over-bearing
24. callow (adj.) immature
25. drivel (noun) - foolish talk
26. epitome (noun) - an instance that represents a larger reality.
27. exhort (verb)- to urge strongly
28. ex officio (adj.) - by virtue of holding a certain office29. infringe (verb) - to violate or trespass
30. ingratiate (verb) - to make oneself agreeable
31. interloper (noun) - an intruder
32. intrinsic (adj.)- essential, necessary
33. inveigh (verb) - to make a violent attack in words
34. lassitude (adj.)- lack of energy
35. millennium (noun)- a period of one thousand years
36. occult (adj.) - mysterious
37. permeate (verb) - penetrate
38. precipitate (verb) - to cause to bring about suddenly
39. stringent (adj.) - strict
40.surmise (verb) - to guess
41. abominate (verb) - to intensely dislike
42. acculturation (noun) - the social patterns, traits or structures of one group43. adventitious (adj.) - resulting from chance
44. ascribe (verb) - to assign or refer to
45. circuitous (adj.) - roundabout, not direct
46. commiserate (verb) - to sympathize with47. enjoin (verb) - to prohibit
48. expedite (verb) - to make easy
49. expiate (verb) - to make amends (make up for)50. ferment (verb) - to excite or agitate
51. inadvertent (adj.) - lack of attention
52. nominal (adj.) - too small to be considered53. noncommittal (adj.) - not definite
54. peculate (verb) - to steal
55. proclivity (noun) - a talent
56. sangfroid (n) clam, coolness
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57. seditious (adj.) - resistant to lawful authority
58. tenuous (adj.) - thin, slender
59. vitriolic - adj.- bitter, sarcastic60. wheedle - verb - to coax or flatter in order to get something
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