unit 1 and 2 Flashcards
assuage
(n) to make easier or milder, to relieve, to put an end to, quench
decadence
(n) decline, decayer. deterioration, excessive self- indulgence
expostulate
(v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
hiatus
(n) a gap, opening, break
intercede
(v) to plead on behalf of someone else, to serve as a third party or go between in a disagreement
lurid
(adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion, sensational, pale or sallow in color, terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
petulant
(adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
provincial
transcend
(v) to rise above or beyond, exceed
unctuous
(adj) smooth or smug, trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety, fatty, oily, pliable
amelioreate
(v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
bombastic
(adj) pompous or overblown in language, full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
exhort
(v) to urgent strongly, advise earnestly
drivel
(n) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose, foolish, aimless talk or thinking
infringe
(v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
interloper
(n) one who moves in where they are not wanted, an intruder
inveigh
(v) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
millennium
(n) a period of one thousand years, a period of great joy
permeate
(v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through
stringent
(adj) strict, severe, rigorously or urgently binding or compelling, sharp or bitter to the taste
