Unit 1 Flashcards by Matthew Alcaraz | Brainscape

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APPROBATION

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(n.) Formal or official approval; also, praise

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Assuage

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V. To cause to be lesss harsh

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Coalition

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N. Combination in a body

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Decadence

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N. A process of deterioration

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Elicit

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V. To extract gradually or without violence

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Expostulate

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V. To reason with someone in an effort to correct

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Hackneyed

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Adj. greatly overused

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Hiatus

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N. A break

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Innuendo

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N. Indirect insinuation about a thing for an innap

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Intercede

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V. To plead on someone else’s behalf

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Jaded

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Adj. worn out

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Lurid

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Adj. grotesque

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Meritorious

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Adj. deserving praise

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Petulant

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Adj. easily irritated

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Prerogative

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N. An exclusive right held by a person

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Provincial

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N. One that is uncultured in mind and manner

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Simulate

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V. Imitate

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Transcend

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V. To surpass

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Umbrage

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N. Offense

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Unctuous

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Adj. obviously exaggerated genuineness