Unit 1 Vocabulary
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 approbation | (n.) official approval |
| assuage | (v.) to make easier or milder |
| coalition | (n.) a combination, union, or merger |
| decadence | (n.) excessive self-indulgence, also to decline or decay |
| 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.) unoriginal, corny |
| hiatus | (n.) a gap, opening, break |
| innuendo | (n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense) "That's what she said." |
| intercede | (v.) to go in between; to intervene |
| jaded | (adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled |
| lurid | (adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion |
| meritorious | (adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| petulant | (adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| prerogative | (n.) a special right or privilege |
| provincial | (adj.) narrow in mind or outlook, of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside |
| simulate | (v.) to make a pretense of, imitate |
| transcend | (v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed |
| umbrage | (n.) shade cast by trees |
| unctuous | (adj.) trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, or sincerity |
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