English 2 Vocab. 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 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 specific 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) |
| Expostulated | (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 satisfied by excessive indulgence) |
| Meritorious | (adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise |
| Lurid | (adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint |
| 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; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (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; and overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion |
| Unctuous | (adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable |
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