Unit 1

Question 0

Assuage

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Approbation

Answer 1

(n) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official opinion

Question 2

Coalition

Answer 2

(n) a combination, union, or merger for specific purposes

Question 3

Decadence

Answer 3

(n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence

Question 4

Elicit

Answer 4

(v) to bring forth, bring out from some sources

Question 5

Expostulate

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Hackneyed

Answer 6

(adj) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Question 7

Hiatus

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Innuendo

Answer 8

(n) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

Question 9

Intercede

Answer 9

(v) to plead in behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in an agreement

Question 10

Jaded

Answer 10

(adj) wearied, worn out, dulled(in the sense of being satisfied by excessive indulgence)

Question 11

Lurid

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Meritorious

Answer 12

(adj) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Question 13

Petulant

Answer 13

(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated an upset

Question 14

Prerogative

Answer 14

(n) special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Question 15

Provincial

Answer 15

(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

Question 16

Simulate

Answer 16

(v) to make a pretense, imitate, show the outer signs of

Question 17

Transcends

Answer 17

(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed

Question 18

Umbrage

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Unctuous

Answer 19

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