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Unit 1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Approbation | The expression of approval or favorite opinion |
| Assuage | To make easier |
| Coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| Decadence | Decline, decay, or deteriorate |
| Elicit | to draw forth |
| Expostulate | To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| Hackneyed | Used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
| Hiatus | a gap, opening, break |
| Innuendo | a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference |
| Intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else |
| Jaded | Wearied, worn-out, dulled |
| Lurid | Causing shock, horror, or revulsion |
| Meritorious | worthy |
| Petulant | peevish, easily irritated and upset |
| Prerogative | A special right or privilege |
| Provincial | Pertaining to an outlying area |
| Simulate | To make pretense of |
| Transcend | To rise above or beyond |
| Umbrage | Shade cast by trees |
| Unctuous | excessively smooth or smug |