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Vocab. Lev.F
Unit 1
WORD | DEFINITION |
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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 sopeific purpose |
decadence | (n.)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; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony |
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 |
unctious | (adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |