Vocab 1

Question 1

Assuage

Answer 1

.make easier milder, relief; to quiet, to call; and put an end to, appease, satisfied, quench

Question 2

Coalition

Answer 2

. The combination, Union, or merger for some specific purpose

Question 3

Decadence

Answer 3

. Decline, decay, or deterioration; the condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

Question 4

Elicit

Answer 4

. To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

Question 5

Expostulate

Answer 5

. To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by Ernest reasoning

Question 6

Hiatus

Answer 6

. Again, open, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

Question 7

Innuendo

Answer 7

. And, indirect suggestion, reference (often in a derogatory sentence)

Question 8

Intercede

Answer 8

. To plead on behalf of someone else; serve as a third-party or go-between in a disagreement

Question 9

Jaded

Answer 9

. Wearied, worn-out, dueled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

Question 10

Prerogative

Answer 10

. A special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Question 11

Provincial

Answer 11

. Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or Outlook, can trifle in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, clean design that originated in the countryside; a person within Europe one of you; a person from an outlying area; soldier from province or colony

Question 12

Simulate

Answer 12

. To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Question 13

Transcend

Answer 13

. To rise above or beyond, exceed

Question 14

Umbrage

Answer 14

.shade trees; foliage given shade; overshadowing influence; offensive, resentment; a vague suspicion

Question 15

Unctuous

Answer 15

. Excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to give an impression earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable