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vocab 1
Term | Definition |
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Approbation | Formal or official approval; also, praise |
Assuage | To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe |
Coalition | Combination in a body or mass |
Decadence | A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline |
Elicit | To educe or extract gradually or without violence |
Expostulate | To reason with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; To protest against a decision or action |
Hackneyed | Overused; trite |
Hiatus | a gap or interruption, break, interval |
Innuendo | An indirect insinuation or suggestion about a person or thing, usually of a degrading and derogatory nature |
Intercede | To plead on someone else's behalf, to mediate an argument |
Jaded | worn out; wearied |
Lurid | causing shock or horror |
Meritorious | Deserving reward or praise |
Petulant | Easily irritated, lil- tempered, peevish |
Prerogative | An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group |
Provincial | One who is uncultured in thoughts and manner |
Simulate | imitate |
Transcend | to surpass, pass beyond limits |
Umbrage | offense, resentment |
Unctuous | excessively suave to the point of being fake, obviously exaggerated earnestness |