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Sadlier F U1P2 Eng11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| assauge | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to; appease, satisfy, quench |
| decadence | decline, decay; or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| hiatus | a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
| intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
| lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| provincial | a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| unctuous | excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |