Level F- Unit 1

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

the expression of approval

Question 2

assuage

Answer 2

to make easier or milder

Question 3

coalition

Answer 3

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Question 4

decadence

Answer 4

decline, decay, or deterioration

Question 5

elicit

Answer 5

to draw forth, bring out from some source

Question 6

expostulate

Answer 6

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course

Question 7

hackneyed

Answer 7

used so often as to lack originality or freshness

Question 8

hiatus

Answer 8

a gap, opening, break

Question 9

innuendo

Answer 9

a hint or indirect suggestion

Question 10

intercede

Answer 10

to plead on behalf of someone else

Question 11

jaded

Answer 11

wearied (by excessive indulgence)

Question 12

lurid

Answer 12

causing shock or horror

Question 13

meritorious

Answer 13

deserving of recognition or praise

Question 14

petulant

Answer 14

easily irritated or upset

Question 15

prerogative

Answer 15

a special right or privilege

Question 16

provincial

Answer 16

pertaining to an outlying area, narrow-minded

Question 17

simulate

Answer 17

to make a pretense of

Question 18

transcend

Answer 18

to rise above or beyond

Question 19

umbrage

Answer 19

an overshadowing influence or power

Question 20

unctuous

Answer 20

excessively smooth or smug