lit vocab unit 1 Flashcards
syn-sanction
ant- disapproval, condemnation, censure
approbation
approbation
(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
assauge
(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
syn- mitigate, slake, allay
ant- intensify, aggravate, exacerbate
assuage
coalition
(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
syn- alliance, league, federation, combine
ant- splinter group
coalition
decadence
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
syn- degeneration, corruption
ant- rise, growth, maturation
decadence
elicit
(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
syn- evoke, extract, educe
ant- repress, quash, squelch, stifle
elicit
expostulate
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
syn- protest, remonstrate, complain
expostulate
hackneyed
(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
syn- banal, trite, commonplace, corny
ant- new, fresh, novel, original
hackneyed
hiatus
(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
syn- pause, lacuna
ant- continuity, continuation
hiatus
innuendo
(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
syn- insinuation, intimation
ant- direct statement
innuendo
intercede
(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
syn- intervene, mediate
intercede
jaded
(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
syn- sated, surfeited, cloyed
ant- unspoiled, uncloyed
jaded
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
lurid
