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Unit one
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Approbation | (n.) The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval. |
| Assuage | (v.) To make easier or milder, relive; to quiet, calm; to put an end to appease, satisfy, quench. |
| Coalition | (n.) A combination, union, or, merger for some specific purpose. |
| Decadence | (n.) Decline, delay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence. |
| Elicit | (v.) To draw fourth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
| Expostulate | (v.) To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by arresting reasoning. |
| Hackneyed | (adj.) Used so often as to lack freshness or originality. |
| Hiatus | (n.) A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing). |
| Innuendo | (n.) A hint, indirect suggestion, a reference (Often in a derogatory sense). |
| Intercede | (v.) To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement. |