Unit One Flashcards

1
Q

A special right or privilege

A

Prerogative

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2
Q

Excessively smooth or smug; servile

A

Unctuous

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3
Q

Shade cast by trees; offense

A

Umbrage

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4
Q

Peevish, annoyed by trifles

A

Petulant

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5
Q

Pertaining to outlying area; narrow in outlook

A

Provincial

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6
Q

Worthy, deserving praise

A

Meritorious

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7
Q

Hint, suggestion

A

Innuendo

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8
Q

Wearied, worn out

A

Jaded

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9
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To rise above, exceed

A

Transcend

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10
Q

To plead on behalf of someone else

A

Intercede

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11
Q

Causing shock or horror

A

Lurid

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12
Q

Used so often as to lack originality, freshness

A

Hackneyed

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13
Q

To attempt to dissuade

A

Expostulate

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14
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To draw forth, to bring out from

A

Elicit

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15
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A combination, union

A

Coalition

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16
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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