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Vocab
Term | Definition |
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approbation | the expression of approval |
assuage | to make easier, calm |
coalition | combination |
decadence | decline or decay |
elicit | draw forth from |
hackneyed | used to much, lacks originality |
hiatus | a gap or opening |
innuendo | indirect suggestion or hint |
intercede | plead on behalf of someone |
jaded | wearied, or worn out |
lurid | causing shock, horror or revulsion |
meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition |
petulatn | peevish, annoyed b trifles |
prerogative | special right or privilege |
provincial | from a certain place, narrow minded |
simulate | to make pretense of, imitate |
transcend | to rise above and beyond |
umbrage | overshadowing of power |
unctuous | excessively smooth or smug |