Units 1-3 Flashcards
Approbation
The expression of approval
assuage
To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
coalition
A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
decadence
Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay
Elicit
To draw forth, bring out from some source
Expostulate
To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or desicion by earnest
Hackneyed
Used so often as to lack freshness or originality
Hiatus
A gap, opening, break
Innuendo
A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
Intercede
To plead on behalf on someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
Jaded
Wearied, worn-out, dulled
Lurid
Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
Meritorious
Worthy, deserving recognition
Petulant
Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
Prerogative
A special right or privilege: a special quality showing excellence
Provincial
Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook
Simulate
To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
Transcend
To rise above or beyond, exceed
Umbrage
Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power
Unctuous
Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of, earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable
Ameliorate
To improve, make better
Aplomb
Poise, assurance, self confidence
Bombastic
Pompous or overblown in language
Callow
Without experience, immature