unit 1 Flashcards
appropriation
the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval
assuage
to make easier or milder, to relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
collation
a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
decadence
decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
elicit
to draw forth, bring out some source
expostulate
to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
petulant
peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
prerogative
a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
provincial
pertaining to an outlying areal 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; a person from an outlying area; a solider from a province or colony
simulate
to make a pretense of, imitate; ti show the outer signs
transcend
to rise above or beyond, exceed
umbrage
shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade, an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
unctuous
excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
hackneyed
used so often as to lack freshness or originality
hiatus
a gap, opening, break (in sense of an element missing)
