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Unit 1
Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Vocab. Words Level F
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Literature
10th Grade
08/30/2010

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Term
approbation
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, censure

Term
assuage
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

Term
coalition
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: splinter, group

Term
decadence
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation

Term
elicit
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle

Term
expostulate
Definition
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reason
Term
hackneyed
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original

Term
hiatus
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: continuity, continuation

Term
innuendo
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: direct statement

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

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

 

Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed

Term
lurid
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

Term
meritorious
Definition

(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

 

Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable

Term
petulant
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable

Term
prerogative
Definition
(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
Term
provincial
Definition

(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

 

Antonyms: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded

Term
simulate
Definition
(v.) to make a pretense pf, imitate; to show the outer signs of
Term
transcend
Definition
(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed
Term
umbrage
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction

Term
unctuous
Definition

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

 

Antonyms: gruff, blunt

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