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Unit 1
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise official approval |
| assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put to an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| coalition | a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence |
| elicit | to draw forth, bring out from source |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| hackneyed | used so often 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, to serve as a 3rd party or go between in a disagreement |
| jaded | wearied, worn out, dulled |
| lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| prerogative | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
| provincial | pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward, of a simple plain originated in the countryside |
| simulate | to make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| umbrage | shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an over shadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| unctuous | excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerely, or piety; fatty; oily; pliable |