Unit 1 Flashcards
Assuage
(v) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
Approbation
(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official opinion
Coalition
(n) a combination, union, or merger for specific purposes
Decadence
(n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence
Elicit
(v) to bring forth, bring out from some sources
Expostulate
(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
Hackneyed
(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
Hiatus
(n) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
Innuendo
(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
Intercede
(v) to plead in behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in an agreement
Jaded
(adj) wearied, worn out, dulled(in the sense of being satisfied by excessive indulgence)
Lurid
(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
Meritorious
(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
Petulant
(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated an upset
Prerogative
(n) special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
Provincial
(adj) 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 country
Simulate
(v) to make a pretense, imitate, show the outer signs of
Transcends
(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed
Umbrage
(n) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
Unctuous
(adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
