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(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise
SYN. commendation, sanction
1.James' parents force him to seek approbation of his teachers. |
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(v.) to make easieror milder,relieve or calm
SYN:mitigate, alleviate,slake, allay
Coach Lane told John to assuage himself because the boy happened to be furious at Micah. |
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(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
SYN: alliance,league,federation or combine
To form a coalition against the teacher would put the students in deep trouble. |
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(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration;
SYN:degeneration, corruption
To cause a decadence in tax amount, would benefit any politician on election day. |
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(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source
SYN:Call forth, evoke, extract, educe
When I noticed the sale Carmax had been advertising, I elicited all of my money and bought a new truck. |
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(v.) to attempt to dissuade spmeone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
SYN: protest, remonstrate, complain
When the crowd became tired expostulating in front of the capitol building, they walked to the White House. |
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(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
SYN:banal,trite,commonplace,corny
Some people believe books to be so hackneyed that they work the TV and computer all day long. |
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(n.) a gap, opening, break
SYN:Pause, lacuna
If I can find a hiatus in my schedule, I will bring the computer and the TV over to your house for you. |
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(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or refrence
SYN: insinuation, intimation
Mom does not approve of Gabe's behavior because of the rude innuendo he made about his teacher. |
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(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party
SYN:intervene, mediate
Running around the courtroom, the mother interceded that her son not be sent to prison for life. |
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(adj.) wearied, worn out, dulled
SYN:sated, surfeited, cloyed
The jaded wanderer asked the man to give him some money. |
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(adj.)causing shock, horror, or revulsion, sensational; pale or sallow in color
SYN:gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly
The lurid movie caused the crowd to flinch and some to leave. |
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(adj.) worthy, desercing recognition and praise
SYN:praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
To become meritorious of the Medal of Honor, one has to first has put their life in the way for others. |
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(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
SYN:irritable testy, waspish
To avoid being petulant, one has to keep an open mind and a positive attitude. |
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(n.) a special right or privilege
SYN:perquisite, perk
When I saw my friends making fun of a new kid, I made it my perrogative to stand up for him. |
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(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind
When a child grows up in abuse from his parents, he can have a very provincial point of view on the way he treats his children. |
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(v.)to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
SYN:feign, pretend, affect
"All {of us} need to simulate responsibility", said the teacher" it will help you much in life". |
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(v.) to rise above and beyond, exceed
SYN:surpass, outstrip
"We are a family of Christians", said the preacher " all of us need to transcend and go the extra mile". |
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(n.) a shade cast by trees; foilage giving sahde
SYN:irritation, pique, annoyance
Each of the Kings felt {his} own umbrage when the enemies attacked the town. |
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(adj.) excessively smooth or smug: trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity or piety, fatty, oily, pliable
SYN:Mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy
Campaigning in the city, the politicians words seemed unctuous to many people. |
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