A.P LANG - Vocab Unit 1

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

the expression of approval or favorable, opinion, praise, official approval

Sentence: my broad hint that i had paid for the lessons myself brought smiles of approbation from all the judges

Question 2

Assauge

Answer 2

to make easier or milder, relieve, to quite, calm, to put an end too, appease, satisfy

Sentence: her eyes told me that more than a few well-chosen words would be needed to assauge her hurt feelings

Question 3

coalition

Answer 3

a combination,union, or merger for some specific purpose.

Sentence: the various community organizations formed a coalition to lobby against parking laws

Question 4

decadence

Answer 4

decline, decay, or deteriration a condition or period of decline or decay, excessive self-indulgence

sentence: some characterized her love of chocolate as decadence because she ate at least two candy bars a day

Question 5

ellcit

Answer 5

to draw forth, bring out some source (such as another person)

Sentence: my attempt to ellcit information over the phone was met with a barrage of irrelevent recordings

Question 6

expostulate

Answer 6

to attempt to dissade someone from some course or decision by earest reasoning

Sentence: shakespeares hamlet finds it useless to expostulate with his mother for siding with his stepfather

Question 7

hackneyed

Answer 7

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Sentence: the great gadspy tells a universal story without being marred by hackeneyed prose

Question 8

hiatus

Answer 8

a gap,opening, break ( in a sense of having an element missing)

Sentence: i was awakened not by a sudden sound buy by a haitus in the din of traffic

Question 9

innuendo

Answer 9

a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

Sentence: those lacking the facts or afraid of reprisals often tarnish an enemy´s reputation by use of innuendo

Question 10

Intercede

Answer 10

to plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third arty or go-between in a disagreement

Sentence: she will intercede in the dispute between the two children and soon they will be playing happily again

Question 11

jaded

Answer 11

wearied, worn-out, dulled ( in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

Sentence: the wilted handclasp and the fast-melting smile mark the jaded refugee from too many parties

Question 12

lurid

Answer 12

causing shock, horror or revulsion, sensational, pale or sallow in collow, terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Sentence: bright, sensational, and often lurid some old-time movie posters make todays newspaper ads look tame

Question 13

meritorious

Answer 13

worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Sentence: many years of meritorious service could not dissuade him from feeling that he had not chosen the work that he liked

Question 14

petulant

Answer 14

peevish annoyed y trifles, easily irritated and upset

Sentence: an overworked parent may be unlikely to indulge the complaints of a petulant child

Question 15

prerogative

Answer 15

a special right or privilege , a special quality showing excellence

Sentence: she seemed to feel that a snooze at her desk was not an annoying habit but the prerogative of a veteran employee

Question 16

provincial

Answer 16

pretaining to an outlying area, local narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward of a simple, plain designed that originated in the countryside
person with a narrow point of view

Sentence: the banjo, once thought to be a provincial product of the southern hills, actually came here from africa

Question 17

simulate

Answer 17

to make a pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of

Sentence: some skilled actors can simulate emotions they might have never felt in their lives

Question 18

transcend

Answer 18

to rise above or beyond, exceed

Sentence: a great work of arm may be said to transcend time, and it is remembered for decades or even centuries

Question 19

umbrage

Answer 19

shade cast by trees, foliage giving shade, an overshadowing influence or power, offense, resentment, a vague suspicion

Sentence: she hesitated to offer her opinion, fearing that they would take umbrage at her criticism

Question 20

unctuous

Answer 20

excessively smooth or smug, trying to hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety ,

Sentence: her constant inquiring about the heatlh of my family at first seemed friendly, later merely unctuous