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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opion, praise ;offical approval |
| assuage | to make easier or milder, relive; calm, to quiet |
| coalition | a combanation, union, or merger for a susicic reason |
| decadence | decline, decay, or deteration |
| elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by ernest reponding |
| hackneyed | used so often as lack freshness or orginality |
| hiatus | a gap, opening, break |
| innuendo | a hint, indirect sugestion, or reference |
| intercede | to plead on the behalf of someone else, to serve as a third-party in a dissagrement |
| jaded | weried, worn-out, dullied |
| lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion;pale or shallow of color; tarable or passionet in intencity or lack of restrant |
| meritorious | worthy, deserving reconition and praise |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by trfles, easily irrated and upset |
| prerogative | a special right or privilage ;a special quality showing excellance |
| provincial | a perion with a narrow point of veiw |
| simulate | to make a pretence of, initate |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| umbrage | shade cased by trees or brush |
| unctuous | exesivly smooth or smug; trying too hard |