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Vocab Unit 1
English Vocab Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| approbation | approval; praise |
| assuage | mitigate; relieve |
| coalition | alliance; league |
| decadence | degeneration; corruption |
| elicit | draw out information; evoke; extract |
| expostulate | protest; remonstrate; dissuade someone |
| hackneyed | trite; corny |
| hiatus | gap; break |
| innuendo | indirect suggestion; hint |
| intercede | intervene; plead on someone's behalf |
| jaded | wearied; sated (feeling!) |
| lurid | shocking; horrifying; revolting |
| meritorious | praiseworthy |
| petulant | annoyed or upset easily; irritable |
| prerogative | special right; privilege |
| provincial | narrow-minded; naive |
| simulate | imitate |
| transcend | surpass; rise above and beyond |
| umbrage | overshadowing power |
| unctuous | excessively smooth; smug |