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Unit 1
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Approbation | The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval. (noun) |
Assuage | To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet; to calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench (verb) |
Coalition | A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose (noun) |
Decadence | Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence (noun) |
Elicit | To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) (verb) |
Expostulate | To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest responding (verb) |
Hackneyed | Used so often as to lack freshness or originality (adjective) |
Hiatus | A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) (noun) |
Innuendo | A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) (noun) |
Intercede | to plead on the behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement (verb) |
Jaded | Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) (adjective) |
Lurid | Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint (adjective) |
Meritorious | Worthy, deserving recognition and praise (adjective) |
Petulant | Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset (adjective) |
Prerogative | A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence (noun) |
Provincial | Pertaining to outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward (adjective) |
Simulate | To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of (verb) |
Transcend | To rise above or beyond, exceed (verb) |
Umbrage | Shade cast by trees;foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion (noun) |
Unctuous | Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness (adjective) |