Unit 1 Flashcards
APPROBATION
(n.) Formal or official approval; also, praise
Assuage
V. To cause to be lesss harsh
Coalition
N. Combination in a body
Decadence
N. A process of deterioration
Elicit
V. To extract gradually or without violence
Expostulate
V. To reason with someone in an effort to correct
Hackneyed
Adj. greatly overused
Hiatus
N. A break
Innuendo
N. Indirect insinuation about a thing for an innap
Intercede
V. To plead on someone else’s behalf
Jaded
Adj. worn out
Lurid
Adj. grotesque
Meritorious
Adj. deserving praise
Petulant
Adj. easily irritated
Prerogative
N. An exclusive right held by a person
Provincial
N. One that is uncultured in mind and manner
Simulate
V. Imitate
Transcend
V. To surpass
Umbrage
N. Offense
Unctuous
Adj. obviously exaggerated genuineness