Sadlier Oxford Level F Units 1 and 2 Synonyms and Antonyms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 approbation | S: commendation, sanction; A: disapproval, condemnation, censure |
| assuage | S: mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay A: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate |
| coalition | S: alliance, league, federation, combine A: splinter group |
| decadence | S: degeneration, corruption A: rise, growth, development, maturation |
| elicit | S: call forth, evoke, extract, educe A: repress, quash, squelch, stifle |
| expostulate | S: protest, remonstrate, complain |
| hackneyed | S: banal, trite, commonplace, corny A: new, fresh, novel, original |
| hiatus | S: pause, lacuna A: continuity, continuation |
| innuendo | S: insinuation, intimation A: direct statement |
| intercede | S: intervene, mediate |
| jaded | S: sated, surfeited, cloyed A: unspoiled, uncloyed |
| lurid | S: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly A:pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome |
| meritorious | S: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable A: blameworthy, reprehensible, descreditable |
| petulant | S: irritable, testy, waspish A: even-tempered, placid, serene, amicable |
| prerogative | S: perquisite, perk |
| provincial | S: narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive A: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded |
| simulate | S: feign, pretend, affect |
| transcend | S: surpass, outstrip |
| umbrage | S: irritation, pique, annoyance A: pleasure, delight, satisfaction |
| unctuous | S: mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy A: gruff, blunt |
| ameliorate | S: amend, better A: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate |
| aplomb | S: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness A: confusion, embarrassment, abashment |
| bombastic | S: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious A: unadorned, simple, plain, austere |
| callow | S: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced A: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated |
| drivel | S: balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot, slaver |
| epitome | S: abstract, digest, model, archetype |
| exhort | S: entreat, implore, adjure A:discourage, advise against, deprecate |
| ex officio | by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | S: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach A: stay in bounds |
| ingratiate | S: cozy up to, curry favor with A: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself |
| interloper | S: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky |
| intrinsic | S: immanent, organic A: extrinsic, external, outward |
| inveigh | S: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate A: acclaim, glorify, extol |
| lassitude | S: fatigue, lethary, torpor, languor A: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness |
| millenium | S: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace A: doomsday, day of judgement |
| occult | S: supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane A: mundane, common, public, exoteric |
| permeate | S: penetrate, soak through |
| precipitate | S: provoke, produce, reckless, impetuous A: wary, cautious, circumspect |
| stringent | S: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent imperative; A: lenient, mild, lax, permissive |
| surmise | S: infer, gather, inference, presumption |
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