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