vocab 1

Question 1

coalition

Answer 1

group of individuals or organizations that come together for a common purpose or to achieve a shared goal.

Question 2

lurid

Answer 2

causing shock; sensational; pale in color; lack of restraint; extreme intensity

Question 3

approbation

Answer 3

approval

Question 4

assuage

Answer 4

relieve, calm, satisfy

Question 5

decadence

Answer 5

excessive self-indulgence

Question 6

elicit

Answer 6

bring out from some source

Question 7

expostulate

Answer 7

strong dissaproval

Question 8

hackneyed

Answer 8

cliche

Question 9

hiatus

Answer 9

something missing

Question 10

innuendo

Answer 10

hint (often derrogatory)

Question 11

intercede

Answer 11

try to mediate a situation on someone else’s behalf

Question 12

jaded

Answer 12

when something loses its value because of frequency

Question 13

meritorious

Answer 13

worthy of praise

Question 14

petulant

Answer 14

easily irritated

Question 15

prerogative

Answer 15

special right or privelage; special quality

Question 16

provincial

Answer 16

related to a specific area, narrow perspective

Question 17

simulate

Answer 17

imitate someone or something

Question 18

transcend

Answer 18

rise above

Question 19

umbrage

Answer 19

vague influence/power

Question 20

unctuous

Answer 20

trying to hard to be genuine