unit 1 Flashcards

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appropriation

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

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assuage

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

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collation

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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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decadence

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

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5
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elicit

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to draw forth, bring out some source

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expostulate

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

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petulant

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peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

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prerogative

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a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

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provincial

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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

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simulate

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

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transcend

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to rise above or beyond, exceed

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umbrage

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

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unctuous

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

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hackneyed

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used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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hiatus

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

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16
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innuendo

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hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

17
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intercede

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

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jaded

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wearied, worn out, dulled

19
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lurid

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

20
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meritorious

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worthy, deserving recognition and praise