Vocab Midterm

saliva or muscus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish , aimless talk or thinking

to make easier or milder ; relieve ; to quiet , calm ; to put an end

verb

mitigate , slake , allay

intensify , aggravate , exacerbate

decline, decay or deterioration

noun

degeneration , corruption

rise, growth , maturation

to draw forth , bring out from some source

verb

evoke , extract , educe

repress , quash , squelch , stifle

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

verb

protest, remonstrate , complain

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

adj

banal , tribe , ommonplave , corny

new, fresh , novel , original

a hint, indirect suggestion , or reference

noun

insinuation , intimation

direct statement

to plead on behalf of someone

verb

intervene , mediate

wearied , worn-out, dulled

adj

sated, surfeited , cloyed

unspoiled , uncloyed

causing shock , horror , or revulsion

adj

gruesome, gory , grisly , baleful , ghastly

pleasant , attractive , appealing , wholesome

worthy , deserving recognition and praise

adj

praiseworthy , laudable , commendable

blameworthy , reprehensible

petaining to an outlying area: local : narrow in mind of outlook

adj

narrow-minded , parochial, insular , naive

cosmopolitan, broad-minded

shade cast by trees ; foliage giving shae ; an overshadowing

noun

irritation , pique