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ColbertVocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval | approbation |
| v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | assuage |
| n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | coalition |
| n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence | decadence |
| v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) | elicit |
| v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of decision by earnest reasoning | expostulate |
| adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality | hackneyed |
| n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element of missing) | hiatus |
| n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) | innuendo |
| v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement | intercede |
| adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled ( in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | jaded |
| adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint | lurid |
| adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise | meritorious |
| adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | petulant |
| n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence | prerogative |
| adj.)pertaining to outlying area; local; narrow minded, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple/plain design that originated in the countryside; n.)person with a narrow point of view; person from outlying area; soldier from pro | provincial |
| v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of | simulate |
| v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed | transcend |
| n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion | umbrage |
| adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable | unctuous |
| v.) to improve, make better, correct |