Unit 1 Flashcards
(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
assuage
(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
approbation
(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
coalition
(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
decadence
(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
elicit
(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
expostulate
(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
hackneyed
(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
hiatus
(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
innuendo
(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
intercede
(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
jaded
(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
lurid
(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
meritorious
(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
petulant
(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
prerogative
(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;
provincial
(v.) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
simulate
(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed
transcend
(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
umbrage
(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
unctuous
