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unit 1
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| approbation | the expression of approval |
| assuage | to make easier to put an end to satisfy |
| coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| decadence | decline, decay, deterioration |
| elicit | to draw forth, bring out form some source |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course |
| hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness |
| hiatus | a gap, opening, break |
| innuendo | a hint, indericet suggegtion |
| intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else |
| jaded | wearied, worn out, dulled |
| lurid | causing shock, horror, revulsion |
| meritorious | worthy |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles |
| prerogative | a special right or privilege |
| provincial | pertaining to an outlaying area, narrow in mind |
| simulate | to make pretense |
| transcend | to rise abouve and beyond |
| umbrage | shade cast by trees |
| unctuous | excessivley smooth or smug |