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Week One
Week One Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Approbation (noun) | The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
| Assuage (verb) | To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| Coalition (noun) | A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose |
| Decadence (noun) | Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition of period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
| Elicit (verb) | To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
| Expostulate (verb) | To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| Hackneyed (adjective) | Used so often as to lack freshness or originality, trite, corny |
| Hiatus (noun) | A gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
| Innuendo (noun) | A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense), insinuation |
| Intercede (verb) | To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement, to intervene |
| Jaded (adjective) | Wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| Lurid (adjective) | Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational in a gruesome way; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| Meritorious (adjective) | Worthy, deserving recognition or praise, commendable |
| Petulant (adjective) | Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| Prerogative (noun) | A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
| Provincial (adjective or noun) | Adjective: Pertaining to an outlying area; naive or limited and backward in thinking; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside Noun: A person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area or colony |
| Simulate (verb) | To make a pretense of, imitate, pretend |
| Transcend (verb) | To rise above or beyond, exceed, surpass |
| Umbrage (noun) | Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| Unctuous (adjective) | Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness or sincerity |
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