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English Midterm 11

Unit 1-3 vocabulary

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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement intercede
used so often as to lack freshness or originality hackneyed
the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise approbation
hint or indirect suggestion or reference innuendo
combo, union, or merger for some specific purpose coalition
to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) elicit
a gap, opening break hiatus
to make easier or milder; to quiet or calm assuage
decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period decadence
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning EXPOSTULATE
to make pretense of; imitate; to show outer signs of simulate
worn out, wearied, dulled jaded
offense, resentment umbrage
special right or privilege prerogative
causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color lurid
to rise above or beyond, exceed transcend
pertaining to an outlying area; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in sense of being limited or backward; narrow p.o.v. provincial
peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset petulant
excessively smooth, oily, smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety unctuous
worthy, deserving recognition and praise meritorious
by virtue of holding a certain office called upon to serve ex officio
to violate trespass infringe
without experience immature, not fully developed callow
to improve make better correct a flaw or shortcoming ameliorate
pompous or overblown language bombastic
make onself agreeable and gain favor by others ingratiate
summary o condensed account , an instance that represents a larger reality epitome
poise, assurance, great self-confidence aplomb
urge strongly, advise earnestly exhort
foolish aimless talk, nonsense drivel
to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval inveigh
to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to guess surmise
belonging to someone or something by its nature, essential inherent intrinsic
magical, supernatural, mysterious occult
to cause on bring about hastily, suddenly, or prematurely, to hurl down from a great height precipitate
weariness of body on mind, lack of energy lassitude
a period of 1 thousand years millennium
to spread through, penetrate or soak permeate
strict, rigorously or urgently binding stringent
an intruder interloper
to make amends or make up for expiate
to make easy cause to progress faster expedite
to have an intense dislike or hatred for abominate
to assign or refer to ascribe
resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental adventitious
to direct or order enjoin
to sympathize with pity or sorrow commiserate
the modification of the social patterns acculturation
roundabout, not direct circuitous
a state of great excitement, agitation or turbulence ferment
bitter; sarcastic; highly caustic or biting vitriolic
to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end wheedle
to steal something that has been given to ones trust peculate
natural or habititual inclination or tendency proclivity
existing in name only, not real, too small to be taken seriously nominal
thin, slender of slight importance or significance seditious
having the purpose of overthrowing an established government tenuous
not decisive or definite noncommittal
composure or coolness sangfroid
resulting from or marked by lack of attention, unintentional inadvertent
Created by: Bosschick
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