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VocabWorkshopU1
Vocabulary Workshop Level F- Unit 1 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the expression of approval or favorable opinion, priase; official approval | approbation(noun) |
| to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench | assuage(verb) |
| a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | coalition(noun) |
| decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence | decadence(noun) |
| to draw forth, bring out from source (such as another person) | elicit(verb) |
| to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning | expostulate(verb) |
| used so often as to lack freshness or originality | hackneyed(adj) |
| a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) | hiatus(noun) |
| a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) | innuendo(noun) |
| to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement | intercede(verb) |
| wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) | jaded(adj) |
| causing shock, horror, or revlusion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of resttaint | lurid (adj) |
| worthy, deserving recognition and praise | mertitorious(adj) |
| peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset | petulant(adj) |
| a special right or privledge; a special quality showing excellence | prerogative(noun) |
| pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that orginated in the countryside | provincial (adj) |
| a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony | provincial(noun) |
| to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of | simulate(verb) |
| to rise above or beyond, exceed | transcend(verb) |
| shade cast by trees; foilage giving shade; an overshadowing influence of power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion | umbrage(noun) |
| excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression or earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable | unctuous(adj) |