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English 11 Vocab 1
English 11 CP Vocab unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Approbation | (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise: official approval |
| Assuage | (v.) to make easier or milder. relieve: to quiet, calm: to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| Coalition | (n.) 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 | (v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
| Expostulate | (v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest 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, or 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 |
| Jaded | (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| Lurid | (adj.) causing shock, horror or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| Meritorious | (adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| Petulant | (adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| Prerogative | (n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
| Provincial | (adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside |
| Simulate | (v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
| Transcend | (v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| Umbrage | (n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| Unctuous | (adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |