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11th Grade Vocabulary Unit 1

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Vocab. Term
Part of Speech
Definition
Synonym
Antonym
Approbation   noun   the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval   commendation, sanction   dissaproval,condemnation, censure  
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Assuage   verb   to make easieror milder, relieve, to quiet, calm;to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench   mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay   intensify,aggravate, exacerbate  
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Coalition   noun   a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose   alliance, league, federation, combine   splinter group  
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Decadence   noun   decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence   degeneration, corruption   rise, growth, development, maturation  
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Elicit   verb   to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)   call forth, evoke, extract, educe   repress, quash, squelch, stifle  
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Expostulate   verb   to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning   protest, remonstrate, complain    
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Hackneyed   adjective   used so often as to lack freshness or originality   banal, trite, commonplace, corny   new, fresh, novel, original  
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Hiatus   noun   a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)   pause, lacuna   continuity, continuation  
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Innuendo   noun   a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory story)   insinuation, intimation   direct statement  
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Intercede   verb   to plead on behalf of someone else; to as a third party or go-between in a disagreement   intervene, mediate    
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Jaded   adjective   wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)   sated, surfeited, cloyed   unspoiled, uncloyed  
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Lurid   adjective   causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible; or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint   gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly   pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome  
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Meritorious   adjective   worthy, deserving recognition and praise   praiseworth, laudable, commendable   blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable  
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Petulant   adjective   peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset   irritable, testy, waspish   even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable  
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Prerogative   noun   a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence   perquisite, perk    
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Provincial   adjective   pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified   narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naïve   cosmopolitian, catholic, broad-minded  
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Simulate   verb   to make a pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of   feign, pretend, affect    
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Transcend   verb   to rise above or beyond, exceed   surpass, outstrip    
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Umbrage   noun   shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment;a vague suspicion   irratation, pique, annoyance   pleasure, delight, satisfaction  
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Unctuous   adjective   excessively smooth or smug; unable to be sincere; oily/fatty   mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy   gruff, blunt  
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