Definition
The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval.
Approbation
Sanction
Approbation
disapproval, condemnation
Approbation
The teacher tried to ___ the students’ fear before the big test.
Assuage
What part of speech is Approbation?
Noun
To make easier or milder; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench.
Assuage
alliance, league, federation
Coalition
intensify, aggravate, exacerbate
Assuage
The teacher tried to ___ the students’ fear before the big test.
Coalition
What part of speech is Assuage?
Verb
A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose.
Coalition
Educe, extract, evoke
Elicit
rise, growth, maturation
Decadence
His explanation was filled with vague ___ instead of facts.
Innuendo
What part of speech is Petulant?
Adjective
Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence.
Decadence
intervene, mediate
Intercede
uncloyed
Jaded
After the long summer, the student’s motivation showed signs of ___.
Decadence
What part of speech is Transcend?
Verb
To draw forth, bring out from some source
Elicit
surpass, outstrip
Transcend
cosmoplotan
Provincial
His tone was so fake that it came across as ___.
Unctuous
What part of speech is Innuendo?
Noun