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Churchill-Vocab 1
Churchill-Vocab unit 1
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Approbation (n.) | the expression of approval of favorable opinion, praise; offical approval |
| Assuage (v.) | to make easier or milder, relieve;to quite,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 forth, bring out form some source (such as another person) |
| Expostulate (v.) | to attempt to dissauade 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) |
| Innudendo (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 thrid party or go-between in a disagreement |
| Jaded (adj.) | wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excesive indulgence) |
| Lurid (adj.) | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restrains |
| Meritorious (adj.) | worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| Petulat (adj.) | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irrated and upset |
| Prerogative (n.) | a special right or privilege; a special qualitiy showing excellence |
| Provinical (v.) | Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrifed in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the country side(n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area |
| 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 overshadowin influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| Unctuous (adj.) | excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |
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