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vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion |
assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; put an end to |
coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration |
elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source |
expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
hiatus | a gap, opening, break |
innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference |
intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third or go-between in a disagreement |
jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled, |
lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition, and praise |
petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
prerogative | a special right or privilege |
provincial | a local narrow minded outlook, with the sense of being limited or backwards |
simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate; emotions |
transcend | to rise above or beyond |
umbrage | shade cast by trees |
unctuous | excessively smooth or smug |