Vocab. Unit 1 Synonyms/Antonyms
hiatus
a continuity, continuation (antonym)
innuendo
a direct statement (antonym)
hiatus
a gap, break, lacuna; a pause (synonym)
prerogative
a special right; a perquisite (synonym)
coalition
a splinter group (antonym)
coalition
an alliance, league, federation, combine (synonym)
innuendo
an insinuation, hint, intimation (synonym)
hackneyed
banal, trite, commonplace, corny (synonym)
meritorious
blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable (antonym)
provincial
cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded (antonym)
decadence
decline, decay, degeneration (synonym)
approbation
disapproval, condemnation, censure (antonym)
petulant
even-tempered, placid, serene; amiable (antonym)
lurid
gruesome, gory, grisly; baleful, ghastly (synonym)
unctuous
gruff, blunt, bluff (antonym)
petulant
irritable, peevish, testy, waspish (synonym)
provincial
narrow-minded, parochial, insular; local (synonym)
hackneyed
new, fresh, novel, original (antonym)
umbrage
offense, irritation, pique, annoyance (synonym)
unctuous
oily, mealymouthed, servile, fawning (synonym)
lurid
pleasant, attractive, appealing; wholesome (antonym)
umbrage
pleasure, delight, satisfaction (antonym)
approbation
praise, approval, commendation (synonym)
meritorious
praiseworthy, laudable, commendable (synonym)
decadence
rise, growth, development, maturation (antonym)
jaded
sated, satiated, surfeited, cloyed (synonym)
expostulate
to be comprehended by, be embraced by (antonym)
elicit
to call forth, evoke, extract, educe (synonym)
simulate
to feign, pretend, affect (synonym)
assuage
to intensify, aggravate, exacerbate (antonym)
intercede
to intervene, mediate, plead (synonym)
assuage
to mitigate, alleviate; to appease, slake, allay (synonym)
expostulate
to protest, remonstrate, complain (synonym)
intercede
to remain on the sidelines, stay out of (antonym)
elicit
to repress, quash, squelch, stifle (antonym)
transcend
to surpass, exceed, outstrip (synonym)
jaded
unspoiled, undiminished, uncloyed (antonym)