Unit One Flashcards
1
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A special right or privilege
A
Prerogative
2
Q
Excessively smooth or smug; servile
A
Unctuous
3
Q
Shade cast by trees; offense
A
Umbrage
4
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Peevish, annoyed by trifles
A
Petulant
5
Q
Pertaining to outlying area; narrow in outlook
A
Provincial
6
Q
Worthy, deserving praise
A
Meritorious
7
Q
Hint, suggestion
A
Innuendo
8
Q
Wearied, worn out
A
Jaded
9
Q
To rise above, exceed
A
Transcend
10
Q
To plead on behalf of someone else
A
Intercede
11
Q
Causing shock or horror
A
Lurid
12
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Used so often as to lack originality, freshness
A
Hackneyed
13
Q
To attempt to dissuade
A
Expostulate
14
Q
To draw forth, to bring out from
A
Elicit
15
Q
A combination, union
A
Coalition
16
Q
The expression of approval or favorable opinion
A
Approbation
17
Q
To make easier, relieve, calm
A
Assuage
18
Q
Decline, decay, deterioration
A
Decadence
19
Q
Gab, break
A
Hiatus
20
Q
Imitate
A
Simulate
