(n) (ap re ba' shen)

The express of approval or favorable Opinion

Syn: commendation, sanction

Ant: disapproval, condemmnation, censure

(v)  (A swaj')

To make easier or milder

Syn: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay

Ant: Intensiy, Aggravate, Exacerbate

<n> <co e lish' en>

A combination

syn: Alliance, league, federation, combine

ant: splinter group

<n> <de' ke dens>

Decline, Decay

syn: degeneration, corruption

ant: rise, growth, development, maturation

<v> <e lis' t>

To draw forth, bring out some source

syn: call forth, evoke 

ant: repress, quash, stifle