Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level F - Unit 1

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1. Approbation n- the expression of approval or favorable 13. Meritorious adj- worthy, deserving recognition and praise
opinion, praise; official approval Syn- praiseworthy, laudable, commendable
Syn- commendation, sanction Ant- blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable
Ant- disproval, condemnation, censure
14. Petulant adj- peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated
2. Assuage v- to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, and upset
calm; to put an end to appease, satisfy, Syn- irritable, testy, waspish
quench Ant- even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable
Syn- mitigate, alleviate, slake, allay
15. Prerogative n- a special right or privilege; a special quality
Ant- intensify, aggravate, exacerbate
showing excellence
3. Coalition n- a combination, union, or merger for some Syn- perquisite, perk
specific purpose
16. Provincial adj- pertaining to an outlaying area; local;
Syn- alliance, league, federation, combine
narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the
Ant- splinter group
sense of being limited or backward; of a
4. Decadence n- decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition simple, plain design that originated in the
or period of decline or decay; excessive self- countryside
indulgence n- a person with a narrow point of view; a
Syn- degeneration, corruption person from an outlaying area; a soldier from a
Ant- rise, growth, development, maturation province or colony
Syn- narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive
5. Elicit v- to draw forth, bring out from some source
Ant- cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded
(such as another person)
Syn- call forth, evoke, extract, educe 17. Simulate v- to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the
Ant- repress, quash, squelch, stifle outer signs of
Syn- feign, pretend, affect
6. Expostulate v- to attempt to dissuade someone from some
course or decision by earnest reasoning 18. Transcend v- to rise above or beyond, exceed
Syn-surpass, outstrip
7. Hackneyed adj- used so often as to lack freshness or
originality 19. Umbrage n- shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an
Syn- banal, trite, commonplace, corny overshadowing influence or power; offense,
Ant- new, fresh, novel, original resentment; a vague suspicion
Syn- irritation, pique, annoyance
8. Hiatus n- a gap, opening, break (in sense of having an
Ant- pleasure, delight, satisfaction
element missing)
Syn- pause, lacuna 20. Unctuous adj- excessively smooth or smug; trying too
Ant- continuity, continuation hard to give an impression of earnestness,
sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
9. Innuendo n- a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
Syn- mealymouthed, servile, fawning, greasy
(often in a derogatory sense)
Ant- gruff, blunt
Syn- insinuation, intimidation
Ant- direct statement
10. Intercede v- to plead on behalf of someone else; to
serve as a third party or go-between in a
disagreement
Syn- intervene, mediate
11. Jaded adj- wearied, worn-out, dulled (in sense of
being satiated by excessive indulgence)
Syn- sated, surfeited, cloyed
Ant- unspoiled uncloyed
12. Lurid adj- causing shock, horror, or revulsion;
sensational; pale or swallow color; terrible or
passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
Syn- gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly
Ant- pleasant, attractive, appealing,
wholesome