chapter 1

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise

Question 2

assuage

Answer 2

to make easier or milder, receive, to quiet

Question 3

coalition

Answer 3

a combination

Question 4

decadence

Answer 4

a decline or excessive self indulgence

Question 5

elicit

Answer 5

to draw forth or bring out from some source.

Question 6

expostulate

Answer 6

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or condition

Question 7

hackneyed

Answer 7

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Question 8

hiatus

Answer 8

a gap opening or a break, pause

Question 9

innuendo

Answer 9

a hint or indirect suggestion

Question 10

interceed

Answer 10

to plead on behalf of someone else

Question 11

jaded

Answer 11

wearied, worn out, dulled

Question 12

lurid

Answer 12

causing shock, horror or revulsion

Question 13

meritorious

Answer 13

worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Question 14

petulant

Answer 14

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irrupted and upset

Question 15

prerogative

Answer 15

a special right or privilege, a special quality of showing excellence

Question 16

provincial

Answer 16

pertaining to an outlying area, (redneck town)

Question 17

simulate

Answer 17

to make a pretense of, imitate: to show the out signs of

Question 18

transcend

Answer 18

to rise above or beyond, to exceed

Question 19

umbrage

Answer 19

shade cast by trees, foliage giving shade, an overshadowing influence or power

Question 20

unctuous

Answer 20

excessively smooth or smug, trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness.