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Vocabulary Unit 1
English 3 Honors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, prase; official approval or sanction |
| assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self- indulgence |
| elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person; to pull |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade soemone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning; to persuade |
| hackneyed | used so often as to lak freshness or used originality; poser |
| hiatus | a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
| innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) |
| intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
| jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense ofbeing satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| 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; a special quality showing excellence |
| provincial | pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being lmited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a |
| simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
| tanscend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| umbrage | foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees; n overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| unctuous | fatty, oily, and pliable; excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety |