English Vocab Unit 1
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swasserman on October 6, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 approbation | the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
| assuage | to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench |
| coalition | a combination, union or merger for some specific purpose |
| decadence | decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence |
| elicit | to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person) |
| expostulate | to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning |
| hackneyed | used so often as to lack freshness or originality |
| hiatus | a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing) |
| innuendo | a hint, an indirect suggestion, or refrence (often in a derogatory sense) |
| intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between a disagreement |
| jaded | wearied, worn out, dulled (in the sense of being satisfied by excessive indulgence) |
| lurid | causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational, pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| meritorious | worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| petulant | peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| prerogative | a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
| provincial | pertaining to an outlying area, local, narrow in mid or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited or backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; a person with a narrow point of view, a person from an outlying area, a soldier from a province or colony |
| simulate | to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer sides of |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| umbrage | shade cast by trees, foliage giving shade, an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment, a vague suspicion |
| unctuous | excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness,, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily, pliable |
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