English 11A Unit 1

Question 1

(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Answer 1

Simulate

Question 2

(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles; easily irritated and upset

Answer 2

petulant

Question 3

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

Answer 3

elicit

Question 4

(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of action or decision by earnest reasoning

Answer 4

expostulate

Question 5

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

Answer 5

intercede

Question 6

(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Answer 6

prerogative

Question 7

(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition or praise

Answer 7

meritorious

Question 8

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Answer 8

coalition

Question 9

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval or sanction

Answer 9

approbation

Question 10

(v.) to rise above or beyond; to exceed

Answer 10

transcend

Question 11

(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily, and pliable

Answer 11

unctuous

Question 12

(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Answer 12

hackneyed

Question 13

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

Answer 13

hiatus

Question 14

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

Answer 14

innuendo

Question 15

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

Answer 15

jaded

Question 16

(n.) offense; resentment; a vague suspicion; foliage giving shade; shade cast by trees; an overshadowing influence

Answer 16

umbrage

Question 17

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to appease, satisfy quench

Answer 17

assuage

Question 18

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

Answer 18

decadence

Question 19

(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Answer 19

lurid

Question 20

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, lain 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

Answer 20

provincial