English 1 Flashcards by Chelsea Singleton

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approbation

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the expression of approval or favorable opinion

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assuage

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to make easier or milder, relieve, or quiet

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coalition

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a union, merger for some specific purpose

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decadance

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decline, decay, or deterioration

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elicit

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to draw forth or bring out

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expostulate

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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course

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hackneyed

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used so often as to lack freshness or originally

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hiatus

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a gap, opening, break

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innuendo

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a hint, or indirect suggeston

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intercede

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to plead on behalf of someone else

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jaded

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wearied, worn out, dulled

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lurid

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causing shock or horror

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meritorious

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worthy deserving recognition

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petulant

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peevish, annoyed

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prerogative

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a special right or priviledge

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simulate

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to make a pretense of, imitate

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provincial

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narrow-minded, naive

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transcend

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to rise above

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umbrage

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shade cast my trees? resentment, vague suspicion

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unctuous

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excessively smooth or smug