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(n)the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
Synonyms: commendation, sanction,
Antonyms: disapproval. condemnation, censure |
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(v) to make easier, or milder, relieve, to quiet, calm, to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
synonyms: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay
antonyms: intensify. aggravate, exacerbate |
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(n)a combination, union, merger for some specific purpose
synonym:alliance, league, federation, combine
antonym: splinter group |
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(n) decline decay or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
synonym: degeneration corruption
antonym: rise, growth, development, maturation |
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(v) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
synonym: call forth, evoke extract, educe
antonym: repress, quash, squelch, stifle |
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(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
synonym: protest remonstrate complain |
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(adj)used so often at to lack freshness or originality
synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny
antonyms:new, fresh, novel, original |
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(n) a gap opening or break (in the sense of having an element missing)
synonyms:pause, launca
antonyms: continuity, continuation |
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(n) a hint indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
synonyms: insinuation, intimation
antonym: direct statement |
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(v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
synonyms: intervene mediate |
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(adj) wearied, worn out, dulled, (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence
synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed
antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed |
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(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
synonym: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly
antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome |
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(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
synonyms: priaseworthy, laudable, commendable
antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable |
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(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish
antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable |
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(n)a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
synonyms: perquisite, perk |
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(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
synonym:narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive
antonyms: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded |
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(v) to make a pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of
synonyms: feign, pretend, affect |
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| (v) to rise above or beyond, exceed synonyms: surpass, outstrip |
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(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety, fattym, oily, pliable
synonyms: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy
antonyms: gruff, blunt |
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(n) shade cast by trees; foillage giving shade; an overhsadowing influence or power; offense, resentment, a vague suspicion
synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyance
antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction |
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