Vocabulary-level F
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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 descision 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, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a degogatory sense) |
| intercede | to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement |
| jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| lurid | causing shock, horro, 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 privelege; a special right or privilege; a speacial quality showing excellence |
| provincial | pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and 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 out signs of |
| transcend | to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| umbrage | shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offence, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| unctuous | excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety, fatty, oily; pliable |
| ameliorate | v. to improve, amend, make better |
| aplomb | n. poise, assurance, composture |
| bombastic | adj. pompous, inflated, overblown in language |
| callow | adj. without experience, raw, not fully developed |
| drivel | n. saliva flowing from the mouth, foolish. v. to let saliva flow from mouth, slaver |
| epitome | n. summary, model |
| exhort | v. to urge strongly, implore |
| ex officio | adj., adv. by virtue of holding a certain office |
| infringe | v. to violate, encroach, intrude |
| ingratiate | v. to cozy up to, curry favor with |
| interloper | n. an intruder, trespasser |
| intrinsic | adj. essential, inherent, organic |
| inveigh | v. express strong disapproval, rail |
| lassitude | n. lack of energy, fatigue |
| millennium | n. a period of one thousand years or great joy |
| occult | adj. mysterious, magical, supernatural |
| permeate | v. to spread through, penetrate |
| precipitate | v. to cause or bring about suddenly, provoke. n. moisture. adj. reckless |
| stringent | adj. strict, severe, tough, urgent |
| surmise | v. to guess, to think, infer. n. inference |
| Abominate | (v.) To have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| Acculturation | (n.) The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
| Adventitious | (adj.) Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
| Ascribe | (v.) To assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| Circuitous | (adj.) Roundabout, not direct |
| Commiserate | (v.) To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
| Enjoin | (v.) To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit; to urge someone |
| Expedite | (v.) To make easy, cause to progress faster, speed up |
| Expiate | (v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert |
| Ferment | (n.) A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
| Inadvertent | (adj.) Resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| Nominal | (adj.) Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
| Noncommittal | (adj.) Not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
| Extort | (v.) Blackmail |
| Proclivity | (n.) A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
| Sangfroid | (n.) Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
| Seditious | (adj.) Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
| Tenuous | (adj.) Thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
| Vitriolic | (adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) |
| Wheedle | (v.) To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
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