lit vocab unit 1

Question 0

syn-sanction

ant- disapproval, condemnation, censure

Answer 0

approbation

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Question 2

assauge

Answer 2

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

Question 3

syn- mitigate, slake, allay

ant- intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

Answer 3

assuage

Question 4

coalition

Answer 4

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Question 5

syn- alliance, league, federation, combine

ant- splinter group

Answer 5

coalition

Question 6

decadence

Answer 6

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

Question 7

syn- degeneration, corruption

ant- rise, growth, maturation

Answer 7

decadence

Question 8

elicit

Answer 8

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

Question 9

syn- evoke, extract, educe

ant- repress, quash, squelch, stifle

Answer 9

elicit

Question 10

expostulate

Answer 10

(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Question 11

syn- protest, remonstrate, complain

Answer 11

expostulate

Question 12

hackneyed

Answer 12

(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Question 13

syn- banal, trite, commonplace, corny

ant- new, fresh, novel, original

Answer 13

hackneyed

Question 14

hiatus

Answer 14

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

Question 15

syn- pause, lacuna

ant- continuity, continuation

Answer 15

hiatus

Question 16

innuendo

Answer 16

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

Question 17

syn- insinuation, intimation

ant- direct statement

Answer 17

innuendo

Question 18

intercede

Answer 18

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

Question 19

syn- intervene, mediate

Answer 19

intercede

Question 20

jaded

Answer 20

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

Question 21

syn- sated, surfeited, cloyed

ant- unspoiled, uncloyed

Answer 21

jaded

Question 22

lurid

Answer 22

(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Question 23

syn- gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

ant- pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

Answer 23

lurid

Question 24

meritorious

Answer 24

(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Question 25

syn- praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

ant- blameworthy, reprehesible

Answer 25

meritorious

Question 26

petulant

Answer 26

(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Question 27

syn- irritable, testy, waspish

ant- amiable, placid

Answer 27

petulant

Question 28

prerogative

Answer 28

(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing exellence

Question 29

syn- perquisite, perk

Answer 29

prerogative

Question 30

provincial

Answer 30

(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 colony

Question 31

syn- (adj.) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

ant- (adj.) cosmopolitan, broad-minded

Answer 31

provincial

Question 32

simulate

Answer 32

(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Question 33

syn- pretend, affect

Answer 33

simulate

Question 34

transcend

Answer 34

(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

Question 35

syn- surpass, outstrip

Answer 35

transcend

Question 36

umbrage

Answer 36

(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

Question 37

syn- irritation, pique

ant- pleasure, delight, satisfaction

Answer 37

umbrage

Question 38

unctuous

Answer 38

(adj.) excessively smooth or smug trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

Question 39

syn- mealymouthed, fawning, greasy

ant- gruff, blunt

Answer 39

unctuous