Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Assuage

Answer 1

Verb- To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet/calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

Question 2

Coalition

Answer 2

Noun- a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Question 3

Decadence

Answer 3

Noun- decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

Question 4

Elicit

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Expostulate

Answer 5

Verb- to attempt to dissuade someone from course or decision by earnest reasoning

Question 6

Hackneyed

Answer 6

Adjective- used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Question 7

Hiatus

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Innuendo

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Intercede

Answer 9

Verb- to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

Question 10

Jaded

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Lurid

Answer 11

Adjective- causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Question 12

Meritorious

Answer 12

Adjective- worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Question 13

Petulant

Answer 13

Adjective- peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Question 14

Prerogative

Answer 14

Noun- a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Question 15

Provincial

Answer 15

Adjective- 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; Noun- a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

Question 16

Simulate

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Transcend

Answer 17

Verb- to rise above or beyond, exceed

Question 18

Umbrage

Answer 18

Noun- shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; and overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

Question 19

Unctuous

Answer 19

Adjective- excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

Question 20

Approbation

Answer 20

Noun- The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval