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Semester 2 Vocab 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| approbation | official recognition or approval |
| coalition | the union of diverse things into one body or form or group |
| decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
| expostulate | (v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of decision by earnest reasoning |
| innuendo | 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 | dulled by surfeit |
| meritorious | deserving reward or praise |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| prerogative | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) |
| provincial | (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; a country person |
| simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| umbrage | a feeling of anger caused by being offended |
| unctuous | unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech |
| ameliorate | to make better |
| aplomb | (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence under strain; perpendicularity |
| bombastic | (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| drivel | saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly |
| epitome | a standard or typical example |
| exhort | force or impel in an indicated direction; to urge earnestly |
| ex officio | by virtue of an office or position |
| infringe | To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
| ingratiate | To make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
| lassitude | weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy |
| millennium | a span of 1000 years |
| occult | supernatural forces and events and beings collectively |
| permeate | penetrate mutually or be interlocked; pass or diffuse through |
| stringent | Strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| surmise | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| abominate | to find repugnant |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy or compassion |
| inadvertent | without intention (especially resulting from heedless action); unintentional |
| acculturation | the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture |
| expiate | To make amends, make up for; to avert |
| enjoin | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority |
| nominal | insignificantly small |
| seditious | in opposition to a civil authority or government; arousing to action or rebellion; |
| Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government | |
| noncommittal | neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided |
| tenuous | thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
| ascribe | (v.) To assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct; marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; deviating from a straight course |
| ferment | work up into agitation or excitement; to make alcohol |
| proclivity | (n.) A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
| wheedle | (v.) To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
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