Unit 1

Question 1

approbation (n)

Answer 1

the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Question 2

assuage (v)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

coalition (n)

Answer 3

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Question 4

decadence (n)

Answer 4

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

Question 5

elicit (v)

Answer 5

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

Question 6

expostulate (v)

Answer 6

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Question 7

hackneyed (adj)

Answer 7

used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Question 8

hiatus (n)

Answer 8

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

Question 9

innuendo (n)

Answer 9

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

Question 10

intercede (v)

Answer 10

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

Question 11

jaded (adj)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

lurid (adj)

Answer 12

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

Question 13

meritorious

Answer 13

deserving praise

Question 14

petulant (adj)

Answer 14

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Question 15

prerogative (n)

Answer 15

a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Question 16

provincial (adj)

Answer 16

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; (n) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

Question 17

simulate (v)

Answer 17

to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Question 18

transcend (v)

Answer 18

to rise above or beyond, exceed

Question 19

umbrage (n)

Answer 19

shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense; resentment; a vague suspicion

Question 20

unctuous (adj)

Answer 20

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