Unit 1 (version 1)

Question 1

(Adj) greatly overused; trite

Answer 1

Hackneyed

Question 2

(N) formal or official approval or praise

Answer 2

Approbation

Question 3

(N) An indirect insinuation or suggestion about a person or thing; usually degrading

Answer 3

Innuendo

Question 4

(N) a combination in a body or mass

Answer 4

Coalition

Question 5

(V) to reduce or extract gradually or without violence

Answer 5

Elicit

Question 6

(N) A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process

Answer 6

Hiatus

Question 7

(V) to cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe

Answer 7

Assuage

Question 8

(N) a process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline

Answer 8

Decadence

Question 9

(V) to reason with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; to protest against a decision

Answer 9

Expostulate

Question 10

(V) to imitate

Answer 10

Simulate

Question 11

(Adj) worn out; wearied

Answer 11

Jaded

Question 12

(N) Offense, resentment

Answer 12

Umbrage

Question 13

(N) A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class

Answer 13

Prerogative

Question 14

(Adj) causing shock or horror

Answer 14

Lurid

Question 15

(V) To rise above or go beyond; surpass

Answer 15

Transcend

Question 16

(N) one who is uncultured in thoughts and manner (Adj) uncultured in thought and manner; narrow-minded

Answer 16

Provincial

Question 17

(Adj) easily irritated, ill-tempered, peevish

Answer 17

Petulant

Question 18

(Adj) Excessively suave to the point of being fake

Answer 18

Unctuous

Question 19

(Adj) Deserving reward or praise

Answer 19

Meritorious

Question 20

(V) To plead on someone else’s behalf; to mediate an argument

Answer 20

Intercede